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 [00:04.78]In a neat little town they call Belfast [00:08.05] [00:08.81]Apprentice to trade I was bound [00:11.62] [00:12.87]And many's an hour's tour [00:16.04] [00:16.97]I spent in that neat little town [00:19.21] [00:21.15]A sad misfortune came over me [00:25.39]But caused me to stray from the land [00:27.66] [00:29.16]Far away from my friends and relations [00:32.78] [00:33.38]Betrayed by the black velvet band [00:35.86] [00:37.43]Her eyes they shone like diamonds [00:40.69] [00:41.40]I thought her the queen of the land [00:44.27] [00:45.29]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [00:48.95] [00:49.65]Tied up with a black velvet band [00:52.16] [00:53.80]As I took a stroll down broad way [00:56.78] [00:57.81]Meaning not long for to stay [01:00.92] [01:01.95]When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid [01:05.99]Comes a tripping along the highway [01:09.22] [01:10.02]She was both fair and handsome [01:13.26] [01:14.17]Her neck it was just like a swans [01:16.90] [01:17.92]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [01:21.60] [01:22.38]Tied up with a black velvet band [01:25.16] [01:26.43]Her eyes they shone like diamonds [01:29.79] [01:30.56]I thought her the queen of the land [01:33.28] [01:34.28]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [01:37.93] [01:38.68]Tied up with a black velvet band [01:41.28] [01:51.12]I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid [01:55.15]And a gentleman passing us by [01:58.42] [01:59.12]Well I knew she meant the doing of him [02:03.27]By the look in her roguish black eye [02:06.71] [02:07.33]A gold watch she took from his pocket [02:10.80] [02:11.42]And placed it right in to my hand [02:14.72] [02:15.51]And the very first thing that I said was [02:19.59]But luck to the black velvet band [02:22.29] [02:23.79]Her eyes they shone like diamonds [02:27.05] [02:27.74]I thought her the queen of the land [02:31.04] [02:31.61]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [02:35.32] [02:35.98]Tied up with a black velvet band [02:38.62] [02:40.15]Before the judge and the jury [02:42.15]Next morning the bowl to fast then of appear [02:47.38] [02:48.12]And gentlemen playing his jugular [02:51.38] [02:52.38]He says gone to your it is clear [02:55.43] [02:56.53]We'll give you seven long years penetration [02:58.99] [03:00.51]Re down down to founded with the land [03:03.67] [03:04.59]Far away from your friends and companions [03:07.86] [03:08.66]Betrayed by the black velvet band [03:11.80] [03:12.73]Her eyes they shone like diamonds [03:16.22] [03:16.86]You swear her the queen of the land [03:20.00] [03:20.61]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [03:24.09] [03:25.04]Tied up with a black velvet band