Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Black Velvet Band, artist - Dropkick Murphys. Album song Blackout, in the genre Панк
Date of issue: 18.07.2005
Record label: Hellcat
Song language: English
Black Velvet Band |
In a neat little town they call Quincy |
Apprenticed in trade I was bound |
And many an hour of sweet happiness |
I spent in that neat little town |
Then bad misfortune befell me And caused me to stray from the land |
Far away from my friends and companions |
To follow the black velvet band |
As I was out strolling one evening |
Not intending to stay very long |
I met a frolicsome damsel |
As she came tripping along |
A watch she pulled out her pocket |
And slipped it right into my hand |
On the very first night that I met her |
Bad luck to the black velvet band |
Her eyes, they shone like the diamond |
You’d think she was queen of the land |
And her hair hung over her shoulder |
Tied up in a black velvet band |
Before judge and jury next morning |
Both of us did appear |
A gentleman claimed his jewelry |
And the case against us was clear |
Now seven long years transportation |
Right down to Van Dieman’s land |
Far away from my friends and companions |
To follow the black velvet band |
So come all you jolly young fellows |
I’ll have you take warning by me Whenever you’re out on the liquor |
Beware of the pretty Colleen |
She’ll fill you with whiskey and porter |
Untill you’re not able to stand |
And the very next thing you’d know |
You’ve landed in Van Dieman’s Land |