[Verse 1]
G
In a neat little town they call Belfast,
C D
Apprenticed to trade I was bound
G Em C
And many an hour of sweet happiness, I spent
D G
in that neat little town
G C
Till sad misfortune came over me, Which caused
D
me to stray from the land
G Em
Far away from me friends and relations,
C D G
Betrayed by the Black Velvet Band
[Chorus]
G
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds, I
C D
thought her the queen of the land
G Em
And her hair it hung over her shoulder, Tied
C D G
up with the Black Velvet Band
[Verse 2]
G
I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid,
C D
And the gentleman passing us by
G Em
I knew the meant she the impearing of me, By
C D G
the look of her roguish blackeye
G
A goldwatch she took from his pocket, And she
C D
placed it right into me hand
G Em
And the very first that I thought was, That
C D G
looked like the black velvet band
[Chorus]
G
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds, I
C D
thought her the queen of the land
G Em
And her hair it hung over her shoulder, Tied
C D G
up with the Black Velvet Band
[Verse 3]
G C
Now before a judge and a jury, Next morning I
D
had to appear
G Em
Oh the judge he said to me Young man, Your
C D G
case is proven clear
G
You'll be given seven years of penal
C D
servitude, You'll be sentenced to a
far away land.
G Em
Far away from your friends and relations,
C D G
Betrayed by the Black Velvet Band
[Chorus]
G
Her eyes they shone like the diamonds, I
C D
thought her the queen of the land
G Em
And her hair it hung over her shoulder, Tied
C D G
up with the Black Velvet Band
[Verse 4]
G
So come all ye jolly young fellows, And a
C D
warning you take by me
G Em
When you are out on the town to drink me lads,
C D G
Beware of the pretty colleens
G
For they'll feed you with strong drinks "More
C D
Yeah", untill you are unable to stand
G Em
And the very next thing that you know me lads,
C D G
You've landed in Van Diemen's Land
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