The Black Velvet Band

In a neat little town they call Belfast
 Apprentice to a trade I was bound
 And many's an hour's sweet happiness
 Have I spent in this neat little town.
 A sad misfortune came over me
 Which caused me to stray from the land
 Far away from my friends and relations
 Betrayed by the black velvet band.
 Her eyes they shone like diamonds
 I thought her the queen of the land
 And her hair hung over her shoulders
 Tied up with a black velvet band.
 I took a stroll down Broadway
 Meaning not long for to stay
 When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid
 Came a traipsing along the highway
 She was both fair and handsome
 Her neck it was just like a swans'
 And her hair is hung over her shoulder
 Tied up with a black velvet band.
 Her eyes they shone like diamonds
 I thought her the queen of the land
 And her hair hung over her shoulders
 Tied up with a black velvet band.
 I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid
 And the gentleman passing us by
 Well I knew she meant the doing of him
 By the look in her roguish black eye
 A gold watch she took from his pocket
 And placed it right into my hand
 And the very first thing I said was
 Bad 'cess to the black velvet band.
 Her eyes they shone like diamonds
 I thought her the queen of the land
 And her hair hung over her shoulders
 Tied up with a black velvet band.
 Before the judge and the jury
 Next morning I had to appear
 And the judge he said to me 'Young man
 Your case is proven clear'
 We'll give you seven years penal servitude
 To be spent far away from the land
 Far away from your friends and companions
 Betrayed by the black velvet band.
 Her eyes they shone like diamonds
 I thought her the queen of the land
 And her hair hung over her shoulders
 Tied up with a black velvet band.