Black Velvet Band-Paddy Reilly

[ti:The Black Velvet Band] [ar:Lehman Engel] [al:Pure Irish Ballads] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Black Velvet Band - Paddy Reilly [00:04.79]In a neat little town they call Belfast [00:08.07] [00:08.82]Apprentice to trade I was bound [00:11.64] [00:12.88]And many's an hour's tour [00:16.05] [00:16.98]I spent in that neat little town [00:19.22] [00:21.16]A sad misfortune came over me [00:25.41]But caused me to stray from the land [00:27.67] [00:29.18]Far away from my friends and relations [00:32.79] [00:33.39]Betrayed by the black velvet band [00:35.87] [00:37.45]Her eyes they shone like diamonds [00:40.71] [00:41.42]I thought her the queen of the land [00:44.28] [00:45.31]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [00:48.96] [00:49.67]Tied up with a black velvet band [00:52.18] [00:53.81]As I took a stroll down broad way [00:56.80] [00:57.82]Meaning not long for to stay [01:00.94] [01:01.97]When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid [01:06.01]Comes a tripping along the highway [01:09.24] [01:10.04]She was both fair and handsome [01:13.27] [01:14.19]Her neck it was just like a swans [01:16.92] [01:17.94]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [01:21.61] [01:22.40]Tied up with a black velvet band [01:25.17] [01:26.45]Her eyes they shone like diamonds [01:29.81] [01:30.57]I thought her the queen of the land [01:33.30] [01:34.30]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [01:37.95] [01:38.70]Tied up with a black velvet band [01:41.30] [01:51.14]I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid [01:55.17]And a gentleman passing us by [01:58.43] [01:59.13]Well I knew she meant the doing of him [02:03.29]By the look in her roguish black eye [02:06.72] [02:07.34]A gold watch she took from his pocket [02:10.82] [02:11.44]And placed it right in to my hand [02:14.73] [02:15.52]And the very first thing that I said was [02:19.61]But luck to the black velvet band [02:22.31] [02:23.81]Her eyes they shone like diamonds [02:27.07] [02:27.76]I thought her the queen of the land [02:31.06] [02:31.63]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [02:35.34] [02:36.00]Tied up with a black velvet band [02:38.63] [02:40.16]Before the judge and the jury [02:42.17]Next morning the bowl to fast then of appear [02:47.40] [02:48.14]And gentlemen playing his jugular [02:51.40] [02:52.39]He says gone to your it is clear [02:55.45] [02:56.54]We'll give you seven long years penetration [02:59.01] [03:00.53]Re down down to founded with the land [03:03.69] [03:04.61]Far away from your friends and companions [03:07.88] [03:08.68]Betrayed by the black velvet band [03:11.82] [03:12.74]Her eyes they shone like diamonds [03:16.24] [03:16.87]You swear her the queen of the land [03:20.01] [03:20.62]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [03:24.11] [03:25.06]Tied up with a black velvet band