Black Velvet Band-The Blarney Lads

[ti:Black Velvet Band] [ar:The Blarney Lads] [al:Northern Ireland] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Black Velvet Band - The Blarney Lads [00:02.32]In a neat little town [00:03.83]They call Belfast [00:04.82] [00:06.27]Apprentice to trade I was bound [00:08.73] [00:09.94]And the many's the hours [00:12.09]Sweet happiness [00:13.03] [00:14.08]I've I spent in that neat little town [00:16.54] [00:18.04]But a sad misfortune's come over me [00:21.51] [00:22.13]Which caused me to [00:23.17]Stray from the land [00:24.72] [00:25.74]Far away from me friends [00:27.71]And companions [00:29.09] [00:30.08]Betrayed by the black velvet band [00:32.36] [00:33.96]Her eyes they shone like diamonds [00:37.00] [00:38.03]I thought her the queen of the land [00:40.60] [00:41.77]And her hair [00:42.78]It hair hung over her shoulder [00:45.28] [00:45.91]Held up with a black velvet band [00:48.32] [00:53.92]I took a stroll Broadway [00:56.84] [00:58.23]Intending not long for to stay [01:00.18] [01:01.70]When who should I meet [01:03.45]But this pretty fair maid [01:04.94] [01:05.61]Come traipsing along the highway [01:07.92] [01:09.48]She was both fair and handsome [01:12.14] [01:13.62]Her neck it was just like a swan [01:15.87] [01:17.17]And her hair hung down [01:19.05]From her shoulders [01:20.50] [01:21.19]Held up with a black velvet band [01:23.81] [01:25.32]Her eyes they shone like diamonds [01:28.22] [01:29.10]I thought her the queen of the land [01:32.39] [01:33.10]And her hair it hung [01:34.76]Over her shoulder [01:36.36] [01:37.20]Tied up with a black velvet band [01:39.57] [01:45.28]I took a stroll with this [01:47.44]Pretty fair maid [01:48.47] [01:49.17]Met a gentleman as he passed by [01:52.75]Well I knew she meant [01:55.08]The doing of him [01:56.31] [01:56.95]By the looking her roguish black eye [01:59.39] [02:00.92]A gold watch she took from his pocket [02:03.41] [02:04.58]And placed it right into my hand [02:07.23] [02:08.42]And the very first thing [02:10.45]That I said was [02:12.52]"What's this " to the [02:13.87]Black velvet band [02:15.05] [02:16.74]Her eyes they shone like diamonds [02:19.52] [02:20.64]I thought her the queen of the land [02:23.42] [02:24.30]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [02:27.63] [02:28.50]Tied up with a black velvet band [02:31.07] [02:36.55]Before the Judge and the Jury [02:39.08] [02:40.34]Next morning I had to appear [02:42.51] [02:44.20]And the judge he says to me [02:47.35]"Young man your case [02:49.13]It is proven and clear [02:51.23] [02:52.10]I'll give you seven years penal servitude [02:54.97] [02:56.48]To be spent far away from the land [02:59.02] [03:00.16]Far away from your friends [03:02.09]And companions" [03:03.44] [03:04.40]Betrayed by the black velvet band [03:06.66] [03:08.34]Her eyes they shone like diamonds [03:11.07] [03:12.35]I thought her the queen of the land [03:15.55] [03:16.21]And her hair it hung over her shoulder [03:19.51] [03:20.31]Tied up with a black velvet band [03:23.12] [03:24.49]Her eyes they shone like diamonds [03:27.01] [03:28.53]I thought the queen of the land [03:31.17] [03:32.21]And everyone over her shoulder [03:35.57] [03:36.71]Tied up with a black velvet band