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[Intro] C [Verse]
In a Gneat little town they call Belfast Apprenticed to trade I was Dbound For Gmany an hour's sweet happiEmness Have I Amspent in that Dneat little Ctown
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But a Gsad misfortune came over me Which caused me to stray from the Dland Far aGway from my friends and relaEmtions BeAmtrayed by the Dblack velvet Cband
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Her Geyes they shone like diamonds I thought her the queen of the Dland And her Ghair it hung over her Emshoulder Tied Amup with a Dblack velvet Gband
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I Gtook a stroll down Broadway Oh, meaning not long for to Dstay When Gwho should I meet but this pretty fair Emmaid Come a'Amtraipsing aDlong the highCway
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She Gwas both fair and handsome Her neck it was just like a Dswan's And her Ghair it hung over her Emshoulder Tied Amup with a Dblack velvet Gband
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Her Geyes they shone like diamonds I thought her the queen of the Dland And her Ghair it hung over her Emshoulder Tied Amup with a Dblack velvet Cband
[Instrumental] C Em Am D [Verse]
I Gtook a stroll with this pretty fair maid And a gentleman passing us Dby Oh, I Gknew that she meant the unEmdoing of him By the Amlook in her Droguish black Ceye
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A Ggold watch she took from his pocket And slipped it right into my Dhand And the Gvery first thing that I said Emwas "A Amcurse to the bDlack velvet Cband"
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Her Geyes they shone like diamonds I thought her the queen of the Dland And her Ghair it hung over her Emshoulder Tied Amup with a Dblack velvet Gband
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GSeven long years penal servitude To be spent down in Van Diemen's DLand Far aGway from my friends and relaEmtions BeAmtrayed by the Dblack velvet Cband
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Her Aeyes they shone like diamonds I thought her the queen of the Eland And her Ahair it hung over her F#mshoulder Tied Bmup with a Eblack velvet Aband
[Chorus]
Her Aeyes they shone like diamonds I thought her the queen of the Eland And her Ahair it hung over her F#mshoulder Tied Bmup with a Eblack velvet Aband