Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Black Velvet Band , by -Release date: 14.01.2010
Song language: English
Black Velvet Band |
| In a neat little town they call Belfast |
| Apprenticed in trade I was bound |
| And many’s the hour of sweet happiness |
| I spent in that neat little town |
| Till bad misfortune befell me |
| That caused me to stray from the land |
| Far away from my friends and relations |
| To follow 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 with a black velvet band |
| As I was out strolling down broadway |
| Not intending to go very far |
| I met with a frolicksome damsel |
| Applying her trade in a bar |
| Well a watch she took from a customer |
| And she slipped it right into my hand |
| Then the Watch came and put me in prison |
| Bad luck to the black velvet band |
| Before judge and jury next morning |
| For our trial I had to appear |
| The judge, he said, «My young fellow |
| The case against you is quite clear |
| Well seven years is your sentence |
| You’re going to Van Dieman’s Land |
| Far away from your friends and relations |
| To follow the black velvet band.» |
| So come all you jolly young fellows |
| I’d have you take warning by me |
| Whenever you’re out on the liquor |
| Beware of the pretty colleen |
| For she’ll fill you with whiskey and porter |
| Until You’re not able to stand |
| And the very next thing that you notice |
| You’ve landed in Van Dieman’s Land |