Artist: | The Dubliners (English) |
User: | Klaus Peter |
Duration: | 130 seconds |
Delay: | 12 seconds |
Chord names: | Not defined |
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Comment: | - |
C Am C F G
1. In a neat little town they call Belfast, apprenticed to trade I was bound
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And many an hours’ of sweet happiness, have I spent in that neat little town.
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A sad misfortune came over me, which caused me to stray from the land
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Far away from me friends and relations, betrayed by the black velvet band.
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Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
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And her hair it hung over her shoulders tied up with a black velvet band
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2. I took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not long for to stay
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When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid coming traipsin’ along the highway
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She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was just like a swan
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And her hair it hung over her shoulder, tied up with a black velvet band
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Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
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And her hair it hung over her shoulders tied up with a black velvet band
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3. I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman passing us by
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Well I knew she meant the doing of him, by the look in her roguish black eye.
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A gold watch she took from his pocket and placed it right in to my hand
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And the very first thing that I said was bad 'cess to the black velvet band
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Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
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And her hair it hung over her shoulders tied up with a black velvet band
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4. Before the judge and the jury, next morning I had to appear
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The judge he says to me: "Young man, your case it is proven clear.
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We'll give you seven years penal servitude, to be spent far away from the land
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Far away from your friends and relations, betrayed by the black velvet band."
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Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
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And her hair it hung over her shoulders tied up with a black velvet band
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5. So come all you jolly young fellows, a warning take by me
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Whe-n yo-u are out on the town me lads, beware of them pretty colleens
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For they fe-ed you wi-th strong drink, "me lads", 'til you are unable to stand
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And the very first thing that you'll know is, you've landed in Van Diemens’ Land
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Her eyes they shone like diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
C Am G G7 C
And her hair it hung over her shoulders tied up with a black velvet band