The Black Velvet Band - Irish folk

In a ^Gneat little town they call Belfast apprenticed to trade I was ^Dbound And ^Gmany an hour of sweet ^Emhappiness I ^Cspent in that ^Dneat little ^Gtown Till ^Gbad misfortune came over me and caused me to stray from the ^Dland Far a^Gway from me friends and re^Emlations me ^Cfollowed the ^DBlack Velvet ^GBand

Her ^Geyes they shown like the diamonds You'd think she was queen of the ^Dland And her ^Ghair hung over her ^Emshoulder Tied ^Cup with a ^DBlack Velvet ^GBand

Well ^GI went out strolling one evening not meaning to go very ^Dfar When I ^Gmet with a fickle-some ^Emdamsel she was ^Cplying her ^Dtrade in a ^Gbar When a ^Gwatch she took from a customer and slipped it right into me ^Dhand And the ^Glaw it came and a^Emrrested me bad ^Cluck to your ^DBlack Velvet ^GBand

Her ^Geyes they shown like the diamonds You'd think she was queen of the ^Dland And her ^Ghair hung over her ^Emshoulder Tied ^Cup with a ^DBlack Velvet ^GBand

This ^Gmornin' before judge and jury a trial I had to ap^Dpear And the ^Gjudge he says "me y^Emoung fellow&^Cquot; the cas^De against you^G is quite clear And ^Gseven long years is your sentence you're going to Van Daemons ^DLand Far a^Gway from your friends and re^Emlations and ^Cfollow the ^DBlack Velvet ^GBand

Her ^Geyes they shown like the diamonds You'd think she was queen of the ^Dland And her ^Ghair hung over her ^Emshoulder Tied ^Cup with a ^DBlack Velvet ^GBand

So ^Gcome all ye jolly young fellows I'll have you take warnin' from ^Dme When^Gever you're into the ^Emliquor me lads be^Cware of the ^Dpretty col^Gleen For they'll ^Gfill you with whiskey and porter till you are not able to ^Dstand And the ^Gvery next thing that you ^Emknow me lads you've ^Clanded in ^DVan Daemon's ^GLand

Her ^Geyes they shown like the diamonds You'd think she was queen of the ^Dland And her ^Ghair hung over her ^Emshoulder Tied ^Cup with a ^DBlack Velvet ^GBand