'Til bad misfortune came o'er me That caused me to stray from the land Far away from me friends and relations To follow the black velvet band Her eyes they shone like the diamonds You'd think she. [Chorus] 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 with this pretty fair.
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Many an hours sweet happiness Have I spent in that neat little town 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 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 (2 claps) In a neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to trade I was bound and manys the hour of sweet happiness I spent in that neat little town till bad misfortune came o're me which sent me away from the land far away from my friends and companions betrayed by the black velvet band CHORUS The Unicorn Black Velvet Band Her eyes, they shone like the diamonds. You'd think 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, apprentice to trade I was bound. And many an hour of sweet happiness I spent in that neat little town. So come all ye jolly young fellows I'll have you take warnin by me and when ever your out on the liquor me lads beware of the pretty colleens for they'll fill you with whisky and porter till you are not able to stand and the very next thing that you know me lads you've landed in vandyman's land.
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"The Black Velvet Band" (Roud number 2146) is a traditional folk song collected from singers in Ireland, Australia, England, Canada and the United States describing how a young man is tricked and then sentenced to transportation to Australia, a common punishment in the British Empire during the 19th century. Versions were also published on broadsides.. The Dubliners released a popular version. Em ness Have I C spent in that neat D little G town. G A sad misfortune came over me Which C caused me to stray from the D7 Black Velvet Band Lyrics. Her eyes, they shone like the diamonds. You'd think 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, apprentice to trade I was bound. And many an hour of sweet happiness I spent in that neat little town. You′d think she was queen of the land, And her hair hung over her shoulders, Tied up with a black velvet band. Now, come all ye jolly young fellows, I'll have you take warning by me. And whenever you′re out on the liquor, my lads, beware of the pretty colleens. For they'll fill you with whiskey and porter, til you are not able to stand.
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Lyrics for The Black Velvet Band by The Irish Rovers. Her eyes they shown like the diamonds you′d think she Was queen of the land and her hair fell over her shoulder Tied up with a black velvet band. In a neat little town they called Belfast Apprentice to trade I was bound, And many an hour sweet happiness I spent in that neat Little town. Singalong with Lyrics below. Black Velvet Band is on "The Unicorn, the Continuing Story". Download on Apple Music: https://apple.co/2F5lOJn. An older version can be found on Greatest Hits album.
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds you'd think she was queen of the land and her hair fell over her shoulder tied up with a black velvet band. In a neat little town they called Belfast. Apprentice to trade I was bound, and many an hour sweet happiness I spent in that neat little town. Till bad misfortune came o'er me that caused me to stray. Tied up with a black velvet band 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 with this pretty fair maid And a gentleman passing us by Well, I knew she meant the doing of him By the look in her roguish black eye
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Tied up with a black velvet band. 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. 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 For Nolan's Irish Session Players G G G D In a neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to trade I was bound G Em C D G And many's the hour of sweet happiness, I spent in that neat little.
