Black velvet band (intro) (midi)

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1. Well, in a neat little town they call Belfast,

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apprentice to trade I was bound,

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many an hour sweet happiness

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have I spent in that neat little town.

A sad misfortune came over me,

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which caused me to stray from the land.

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far away from my friends and relations,

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betrayed by the black velvet band.

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Her eyes they shone like diamonds,

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I thought her the queen of the land,

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and her hair it hung over her shoulder,

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tied up with a black velvet band.

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2. I took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not long for to stay,

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when who should I meet but this pretty fair maid,

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come a traipsing along the high way.

She was both fair and handsome,

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her neck it was just like a swan's.

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And her hair it hung over her shoulder,

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tied up with a black velvet band.

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3. I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid,

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and a gentleman passing us by.

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Well, I knew she meant the doing of him,

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by the look in her roguish black eye.

A gold watch she took from his pocket,

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and placed it right into my hand,

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And the very first thing that I said was:

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'Bad cess to the black velvet band'.

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4. Before the judge and the jury

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next morning I had to appear.

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The judge he says to me, 'Young man,

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your case it is proven clear.

We'll give you seven years penal servitude,

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to be spent far away from the land,

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far away from your friends and companions,

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betrayed by the black velvet band'. + CHORUS

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