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: Popularized in 18th-century slang; Benjamin Franklin's The Drinker’s Dictionary (1736) used the phrase "kiss'd black Betty" for being drunk.

: The song was Ram Jam's only major hit before they disbanded in 1978. ram_jam_black_betty_official_audio

: It remains a staple in film and games, appearing in movies like Blow (2001) and The Dukes of Hazzard (2005). Ram Jam - Black Betty (Official Video) : Popularized in 18th-century slang; Benjamin Franklin's The

: It likely began as an 18th-century marching cadence or a 19th-century work song sung by enslaved people on Southern plantations. : Popularized in 18th-century slang

: The earliest known recording was an a cappella version captured in 1933 by ethnomusicologists John and Alan Lomax at a Texas state prison, performed by inmate James "Iron Head" Baker .