June 16, 2013

"Black Betty had a child (Bam-ba-Lam)
The damn thing gone wild (Bam-ba-Lam)
She said, "I'm worryin' outta mind" (Bam-ba-Lam)
The damn thing gone blind (Bam-ba-Lam)
I said "Oh, Black Betty" (Bam-ba-Lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-Lam)."

When walking the streets of New York City just recently this song was occupying my mind for some reason. Ok Ram Jam may have been a New York based band but it still makes no sense why I should be humming this tune walking north on 3rd avenue.

Well, well… What do you know?

Ram Jam – Black Betty is found on the record “Ram jam” released in 1977.