THE BLACK VELVET BAND
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In a neat little town they call Belfast
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And apprentice to trade I was found
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And many’s the long day of happiness
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I spent in that dear little town
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Till a sudden 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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To follow the black velvet band
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Her eyes they shone like diamonds
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I thought she was queen of the land
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With her hair flung over her shoulder
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Tied up with a black velvet band
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As I was walking down Broadway
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Not intending to stay very long
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I met with a frolicsome damsel
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As she came tripping along
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A watch she took out of her pocket
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And slipped it right into my hand
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And on the very first day that I met her
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Bad luck to her black velvet band
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Her eyes they shone like diamonds
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I thought she was queen of the land
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With her hair flung over her shoulder
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Tied up with a black velvet band
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Before judge and jury next morning
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The both of us did appear
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A gentleman claimed his jewellery
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And the case against us was clear
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Seven long years transportation
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To be spent down in Van Diemen’s land
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Far away from my friends and relations
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Because of the black velvet band
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Her eyes they shone like diamonds
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I thought she was queen of the land
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With her hair flung over her shoulder
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Tied up with a black velvet band