Tied up With a Black Velvet Band

In a neat little town they called Belfast
 Apprentice to trade, I was bound
 And many's the hour of sweet happiness
 Oh, I spent in that neat little town
 'Til bad misfortune came over 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 diamonds
 You will think she was queen of the land
 And her hair hung over her shoulders
 Tied up with a black velvet band
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 As I went walkin' down broadway
 Not meaning to stay very long
 I met with a frolic some damsel
 As she came a-dropping the lone
 A watch she pulled out of her pocket
 She slipped it right into me hands
 Then the law came and put me in prison
 Bad luck to her black velvet band
 Her eyes, they shone like the diamonds
 You will think she was queen of the land
 And her hair hung over her shoulders
 Tied up with a black velvet band
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 Next morning before judge and jury
 The both of us had to appear
 And the judge said, "Majorly, I prefer a law"
 The case against you is quite clear
 And seven long years transportation
 You're goin' to Van Diemen's land
 Far away from your friends and relations
 Betrayed by the black velvet band
 Her eyes, they shone like the diamonds
 You'll think she was queen of the land
 And her hair hung over her shoulders
 Tied up with a black velvet band
 So come on all ye dummy young fellows
 You should all take a warning from me
 And when ever you're out on the liquor, me lads
 Beware of the pretty colleens
 They'll fill you with whisky and porter
 Until you are not able to stand
 And the very next thing that you know, me lads
 You'll be sent off to Van Diemen's land
 Her eyes, they shone like the diamonds
 You will think she was queen of the land
 And her hair hung over her shoulders
 Piled up with a black velvet band
 Her eyes, they shone like the diamonds
 You will think she was queen of the land
 And her hair hung over her shoulders
 Tied up with a black velvet band