Luke Kelly - Black velvet band

In a n^Geat little town they call Belfast apprenticed to ^Ctrade I was ^Dbound ^GMany an hour of sweet ^Emhappiness have I ^Cspent in that ^Dneat little ^Gtown A ^Gsad misfortune came over me, which caused me to ^Cstray from the l^Dand Far a^Gway from my friends and ^Emrelations me ^Cbetrayed by the ^DBlack Velvet ^GBand

Her ^Geyes they shown like the diamonds, I thought her the ^Cqueen of the l^Dand And her ^Ghair hung over her ^Emshoulder, tied ^Cup with a ^DBlack Velvet ^GBand

I too^Gk a stroll down Broadway, meaning not ^Clong for to s^Dtay When ^Gwho should I meet but this ^Empretty fair maid, come a-^Ctrampsing ^Dalong the ^Ghighway ^GShe was both fair and handsome, her neck it was ^Cjust like a ^Dswan And her ^Ghair it hung over her ^Emshoulder, tied ^Cup with the ^DBlack Velvet ^GBand

I took^G a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a ^Cgentleman passing us ^Dby I ^Gknew what she meant to ^Emdo with him, by the ^Clook in her ^Droguish black ^Geye A ^Ggold watch she took from his pocket, and placed it right i^Cnto my ^Dhand And t^Ghe very next thing that I ^Emknew was, I’d ^Clanded in ^DVan Daemon’s ^GLand

^GBefore the judge and the jury, next morning I ^Chad to a^Dppear And the ^Gjudge he says to ^Emme "young man, your ^Ccase it has ^Dproven ^Gclear" We’ll ^Ggive seven years penal servitude, to be spent f^Car away from the ^Dland Far a^Gway from your friends and ^Emcompanions be^Ctrayed by the ^DBlack Velvet ^GBand

So c^Gome all you jolly young fellows, a warning ^Ctake by ^Dme When ^Gyou are out on the ^Emtown, me boys, ^Cbeware of the ^Dpretty col^Gleen For they'll f^Geed you with strong drink, mar yeah!, till you u^Cnable to ^Dstand And the ^Gvery next thing that you ^Emknow is, you've ^Clanded in ^DVan Daemon's ^GLand