Black Velvet Band-The Starlite Singers

[ti:Black Velvet Band] [ar:The Starlite Singers] [al:Irish Favorites] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Black Velvet Band - The Starlite Singers [00:00.57]In a neat little town they called Belfast [00:03.82] [00:04.49]Apprentice to trade I was bound [00:06.85] [00:08.14]And many an hour sweet happiness [00:11.71] [00:12.41]Have I spent in that neat little town [00:15.14] [00:16.33]As sad misfortune came over me [00:20.23]Which caused me to stray from the land [00:22.88] [00:23.85]Far away from me friends and relations [00:28.31]Betrayed by the black velvet band [00:31.13] [00:32.46]Her eyes they shown like diamonds [00:35.60] [00:36.21]I thought her the queen of the land [00:39.05] [00:39.94]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [00:43.58] [00:44.28]Tied up with a black velvet band [00:47.64] [00:52.05]I took a stroll down broad way [00:55.27] [00:56.28]Meaning not long for to stay [00:59.13] [00:59.87]When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid [01:03.87]Come a traipsing along the highway [01:06.90] [01:07.69]She was both fair and handsome [01:11.20] [01:11.73]Her neck it was just like a swan [01:14.83] [01:15.35]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [01:19.03] [01:19.67]Tied up with a black velvet band [01:22.54] [01:23.53]Her eyes they shown like diamonds [01:27.50]I thought her the queen of the land [01:30.54] [01:31.21]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [01:34.86] [01:35.37]Tied up with a black velvet band [01:38.48] [01:43.45]I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid [01:47.34]And a gentleman passing us by [01:49.84] [01:50.86]Well I knew she meant the doing of him [01:54.62] [01:55.15]By the look in her roguish black eye [01:58.13] [01:59.16]A gold watch she took from his pocket [02:01.97] [02:02.81]And placed it right into my hand [02:05.79] [02:06.67]And the very first thing that I said was [02:10.69]Bad 'cess to the black velvet band [02:13.75] [02:14.93]Her eyes they shown like diamonds [02:18.91]I thought her the queen of the land [02:22.63]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [02:26.10] [02:26.81]Tied up with a black velvet band [02:29.66] [02:34.74]Before the judge and the jury [02:37.82] [02:38.48]Next morning I had to appear [02:41.59] [02:42.29]The judge he says to me [02:45.74]Young man you're case it is proven clear [02:49.87] [02:50.48]We'll give you seven years penal servitude [02:54.74]To be spent far away from the land [02:57.69] [02:58.33]Far away from your friends and relations [03:02.60]Betrayed by the black velvet band [03:05.58] [03:06.58]Her eyes they shown like diamonds [03:10.54]I thought her the queen of the land [03:13.78] [03:14.42]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [03:18.03] [03:18.58]Tied up with a black velvet band [03:21.75] [03:22.65]Her eyes they shown like diamonds [03:26.11] [03:26.72]I thought her the queen of the land [03:29.72] [03:30.43]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [03:34.02] [03:34.58]Tied up with a black velvet band