Black Velvet Band- The Dubliners ** [Verse 1] C F G In a neat little town they call Belfast, Appren--ticed to trade I was bound C Am F G C And many an hour of sweet hap--piness, I spent in that neat little town C F G Till sad misfortune came over me, Which caused me to stray from the land C Am F G C Far a--way from me friends and re--lations, Betrayed by the Black Velvet Band [Chorus] C F G Her eyes they shone like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land C Am F G C And her hair it hung over her shoulder, Tied up with the Black Velvet Band [Verse 2] C F G I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, And the gentleman passing us by C Am F G C I knew the meant she the doing of him, By the look of her rog--uish black--eye C F G A gold--watch she took from his pocket, And she placed it right into me hand C Am F G C And the very first that I said was, Bad Cess to the black velvet band [Chorus] C F G Her eyes they shone like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land C Am F G C And her hair it hung over her shoulder, Tied up with the Black Velvet Band [Verse 3] C F G Now be--fore a judge and a jury, Next morning I had to appear C Am F G C Oh the judge he said to me Young man, Your case is proven clear C F G You'll be given seven years of penal servitude, You'll be sentenced to a far away land. C Am F G C Far a--way from your friends and re--lations, Be--trayed by the Black Velvet Band [Chorus] C F G Her eyes they shone like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land C Am F G C And her hair it hung over her shoulder, Tied up with the Black Velvet Band [Verse 4] C F G So come all ye jolly young fellows, And a warning you take from me C Am F G C When you are out on the town to drink me boy's, Be--ware of the pretty col--leens C F G For they'll feed you with strong drinks "Me Lads", unt--ill you are unable to stand C Am F G C And the very next thing that you know is, You've landed in Van Diemen's Land [Chorus] C F G Her eyes they shone like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land C Am F G C And her hair it hung over her shoulder, Tied up with the Black Velvet Band [Slowing down] C Am F G C And her hair it hung over her shoulder, Tied up with the Black Velvet Band