"Betty's Bein' Bad" is a song written by Marshall Chapman and recorded by the American country music group Sawyer Brown. It was released in September 1985 as the lead-off single to Sawyer Brown's second album, Shakin'. It peaked at number 5 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and the Canadian RPM country singles chart.
The music video was directed by Martin Kahan and premiered in September 1985.
Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate, also known as Bettys and Taylors Group Limited, is a family company based in Yorkshire, England. The company's brands are Bettys (with no apostrophe), Taylors of Harrogate and Yorkshire Tea. Bettys Café Tea Rooms are traditional tea rooms serving traditional meals with influences both from Switzerland and Yorkshire. Taylors of Harrogate was a family tea and coffee merchant company, founded in 1886, which blended Yorkshire Tea and Taylors of Harrogate Coffee; the owners of Bettys acquired Taylors in 1962. Bettys products are handmade and use high quality ingredients, usually sourced locally. The current chairman of the company is Lesley Wild, solicitor, designer, author and wife of Jonathan Wild, the great-nephew of the founder Frederick Belmont.
Yorkshire Tea was introduced by Charles Edward Taylor and his brother in 1883, creating their company, CE Taylor & Co., which was later shortened to "Taylor's". The brothers later opened "Tea Kiosks" in the Yorkshire towns of Harrogate and Ilkley, and in 1962, local tea room competitor 'Betty's' took over 'Taylor's', renamed it 'Taylors of Harrogate' and formed Bettys and Taylors Group, which still to this day, is owned by the family of Fredrick Belmont, who founded 'Betty's Tea Rooms'. The Group now uses the 'Bettys' and 'Taylors' brands in a number of industries including Yorkshire Tea and Taylors Coffee Merchants under the 'Taylors of Harrogate' name and Bettys Tea Rooms, Bettys Cookery School and Bettys Confectionery under the 'Bettys' brand.
Betty's out bein' bad tonight
Betty and her boyfriend, they had a big fight
She found out what everybody knew
Too many cooks spoil the stew
She don't care what nobody thinks
She's gonna be bad 'til the whole town stinks
Betty's bein' bad, Betty's bein' bad
Bad, bad, bad, she's out bein' bad
Betty's out bein' bad tonight
Betty and her boyfriend, they had a big fight
Well, she went home when she found out
Said, "Pack your bags, I want you out"
Her boyfriend thought she was talking jive
'Til he saw her standing with a .45
A .45's quicker than 409
Betty cleaned house for the very last time
Betty's bein' bad, Betty's bein' bad
Bad, bad, bad, she's out bein' bad
Betty's out bein' bad tonight
Betty and her boyfriend, they had a big fight
Now, if you go out and you see Betty
Don't scream and shout, unless you're ready
You are ready to rock, ready to roll
'Til it all freezes over and you catch a cold
Betty's not mad, she's just getting even
Betty's bein' bad, it's her way of leaving
Betty's bein' bad, Betty's bein' bad
Bad, bad, bad, she's out bein' bad
Betty's out bein' bad tonight
Betty and her boyfriend, they had a big fight
Bye, bye, Betty, good-bye
Bye, bye, Betty, good-bye