Black Betty – Ram Jam：歌詞及意思

目錄

#1 歌曲
#2 歌詞
#3 翻唱

Black Betty (1977) – Ram Jam

Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
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)

Black Betty (1977) – Ram Jam

歌曲 Black Betty，原本是由美國民謠藍調歌手 Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter 在1939年唱出。歌曲長達1分55秒，類型屬於Folk 民謠，填詞作曲由 Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter (改編)。歌曲是關於20世紀非洲裔美國工人。而這次介紹的版本是，由美國樂隊 Ram Jam 在 1977 年唱出。歌曲長達2分25秒，類型屬於Hard Rock 硬式搖滾，歌曲被收錄於專輯《Ram Jam》。在當時，歌曲成功登上英國單曲排行榜及美國流行歌曲排行榜頭十位。

歌詞方面

填詞作曲由 Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter (改編)

Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
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)

Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
She really gets me high (Bam-ba-lam)
You know that’s no lie (Bam-ba-lam)
She’s so rock steady (Bam-ba-lam)
And she’s always ready (Bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)

Get it!

Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
She’s from Birmingham (Bam-ba-lam)
Way down in Alabam’ (Bam-ba-lam)
Well, she’s shakin’ that thing (Bam-ba-lam)
Boy, she makes me sing (Bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)
Whoa, Black Betty
Bam-ba-laaam, yeah, yeah

翻唱方面

Lead Belly 版本 (1939)

Spiderbait 版本 (2004)