The Black Velvet Band
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Her eyes they shone like diamonds, you'd swear she was queen of the land;
And her hair hung over her shoulders, tied up with a Black Velvet Band.
In a neat little town they call Belfast, an apprentice to trade I was bound,
And many an hour's sweet happiness, have I spent in that neat little town.
Till a sad misfortune came over me, which caused me to stray from the land,
Far away from my friends and relations, to follow the Black Velvet Band.
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As I was walkin' down Broadway, meaning not long for to stay,
Who should I meet but this pretty fair maid, came tripping along the highway.
She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was just like a swan,
And her hair hung over her shoulders, tied up with a Black Velvet Band.
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On her bosom she wore a large notice, advertising the price of her tail,
And on her behind, for the good of the blind, was the same information in Braille.
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Before a judge and a jury, for trial I had to appear;
The judge he said to me: "Young man, the case against you is clear.
I'll give you ten years' penal servitude, to be spent far away from the land."
Far away from my friends and relations, to follow the Black Velvet Band.
Chorus:
So come all you jolly young fellows, a warnin' take by me,
When you are out on the town me lads, beware of them pretty colleens.
They'll feed you with whiskey and porter, till you're not able to stand,
And the very first thing you'll know is, you've landed in Van Dieman's Land.
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- Seamus Kennedy
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By Popular Demand
- Black Velvet Band Time: 3:58
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