Текст песни Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Black Betty (Nick Cave Version)
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - Black Betty (Nick Cave Version) слова песни
Look-a look-a yonder (3x)Well the sun done goneThe captain can`t hold her (3x)The way I do nowAda got a gold mine (3x)Way above her kneesThe shiv (?) is golden (3x)Above her kneesLook-a look-a yonder (3x)Well the sun done goneWohoh, Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x)Black Betty had a baby, bam-e-lam (2x)Damn thing was crazy, bam-e-lam (2x)Wohoh, Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x)Oh, Betty Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x)Black Betty had a baby, bam-e-lam (2x)Damn thing was crazy, bam-e-lam (2x)Black Betty didn`t mind, bam-e-lam (2x)Damn thing was blind, bam-e-lam (2x)Wohoh, Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x)Black Betty, Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x)Jump steady Black Betty, bam-e-lam (2x)That Monday, I was arrestedTuesday, I locked up in jailWednesday baby, my trial`s testedOn Thursday, nobody could blow my bailYes, I`m almost done (3x)And I ain`t gonna yell against no bellsOn Monday, baby I went a-walkingTuesday, I .... asked to goOn Wednesday I sat down a-talkingOn Thursday she hock all a my clothesYes, I`m almost done (3x)And I ain`t gonna .... no more