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William Ledbetter, more commonly known as "Leadbelly".

Although, your probably referring to the song by 'Ram Jam' :)

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"Lead Belly" did not write it... no one knows who did. It dates back to the 1700's as a British pub song. Variations of it have popped up hundreds of times since then, with Lead Belly (1939) and Ram Jam (1977) recordings being the most popular.
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The song "Black Betty" was written by Huddie "lead belly" Ledbetter. The song was released in 1977 and has been re released by over a dozen different artists.

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