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Black Betty
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Lead Belly
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Looky looky yonder
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Looky looky yonder
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Looky looky yonder
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Where the sun done gone.
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The cap'in' (captain) can't hold "˜em (him or them)
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Cap'in' can't hold "˜em
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Cap'in' can't hold "˜em
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The way I do.
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Yes Addie gotta gold mine
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Addie gotta gold mine
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Addie gotta gold mine
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Way above her knee.
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Looky looky yonder
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Looky looky yonder
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Looky looky yonder
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Where the sun done gone.
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[I's just] walking
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[I's just] walking
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[I's just] walking
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All day long.
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[She's] been talking
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[She's] been talking
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[She's] been talking
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Babe, all day long.
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Looky looky yonder
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Looky looky yonder
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Looky looky yonder
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Where the sun done gone.
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Oh Black Betty, Bam da lam
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Oh Black Betty, Bam da lam
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Black Betty had a baby, Bam da lam
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Black Betty had a baby, Bam da lam
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Damn thing gone crazy, Bam da lam
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Damn thing gone crazy, Bam da lam
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Oh Black Betty, Bam da lam
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Oh Black Betty, Bam da lam
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Oh baby Black Betty, Bam da lam
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Oh baby Black Betty, Bam da lam
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Black Betty had a baby, Bam da lam
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Black Betty had a baby, Bam da lam
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Damn thing gone crazy, Bam da lam
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Damn thing gone crazy, Bam da lam
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Baby wasn't none of mine, Bam da lam
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Baby wasn't none of mine, Bam da lam
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Damn thing gone blind, Bam da lam
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Damn thing gone blind, Bam da lam
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Yeah Black Betty, Bam da lam
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Whoa Black Betty, Bam da lam
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Black Betty, Black Betty, Bam da lam
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Black Betty, Black Betty, Bam da lam
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Looky here, Black Betty, Bam da lam
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Looky here, Black Betty, Bam da lam
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Jump steady, Black Betty, Bam da lam
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Jump steady, Black Betty, Bam da lam
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Last Monday, baby I was arrested
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[Lawd (Lord), lawd, lawd]
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On Tuesday, I was locked up in jail
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[Lawd, lawd, lawd]
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On Wednesday, my child was attested
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[Lawd, lawd]
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On Thursday, [nobody's gonna call my bail,] here's some mo'
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Almost done, here's some mo'(more)
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Almost done, here's some mo'
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Almost done, [Lawd, lawd]
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And I ain't gonna, ain't done, [ya'll don't gimme no bail]
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[Lawd, lawd, lawd, lawd]
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Last Monday, baby I went a'walking
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[Lawd, lawd]
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On Tuesday, I shot me a'dog
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[Lawd, lawd, lawd]
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On Wednesday, we was sittin' down a'talking
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[Lawd, lawd]
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On Thursday, she pawned all of my clothes
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[Lawd, lawd, lawd]
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