Lyrics of The black velvet band

In a neat little town they call belfast
Apprenticed to trade i was bound
Oh many an hour's sweet happiness
Have i spent in that neat little town

But a sad misfortune came over me
Which caused me to stray from the land
Far away from my friends and relations
Betrayed by the black velvet band

Chorus (after each verse):
Her eyes, they shone like diamonds
I thought her the queen of the land
And her hair, it hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band

I took a stroll down broadway
Oh meaning not long for to stay
When who should i meet but this pretty fair maid
Come a-traipsing along the highway

She was both fair and handsome
Her neck, it was just like a swan's
And her hair, it hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band

(chorus)

So i took a stroll with this pretty fair maid
And a gentleman, passing us by
Oh i knew that she meant the undoing of him
By the look in her roguish black eye

A gold watch she took from his pocket
And slipped it right into my hand
And the very first thing that i said was
"bad cess to the black velvet band"

(chorus)

Seven long years' penal servitude
I spent down in van dieman's land
Far away from my friends and relations
Betrayed by the black velvet band

(chorus 2x)
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