Black Velvet Band (6/8 Key: G (sometime E:)

 

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(Her) eyes they shone like diamonds, you’d think she was queen of the land … with her

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Hair thrown ov-er her should - er,    tied up  with a Black Vel-vet Band.

 

 

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As I went walk-ing down Broad-way_,  not in-tend-ing to stray ve-ry far___   I

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Met with a fro-lick-some dam - sel   a-ply-in’ her trade in a bar.       A

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Watch she took from a cus-tom-er    and     slipped it right in-to my hand___   On the

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Ve-ry first day that I met    her, bad luck from the Black Vel-vet Band.___     Her …

 

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In a neat lit-tle town they call Tra-lee, an ap-prent-ice to trade I was bound,    with

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Plen-ty of bright a – muse-ment for watch-in’ the days go a-round.   Till mis –

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Fortune and troub-le o’er came me that caused me to stray from my land,      Far A –

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Way from my friends and re-la - tions to fol-low her Black Vel-vet Band___

 

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Be-fore the judge and the jur-y, the both of us had to ap-pear.     And a

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Gen-tle-man swore to the ju - ry, the   case a-gainst us was quite clear.     For

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Sev-en years tran-spor-ta-tion, you’re go-in’ to Van Diem-en’s land.   Far a –

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Way from your friends and re – la - tions to fol-low her Black Vel-vet Band.__      Her …

 

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Now all of you brave young I-rish lads, a warn-ing take ye by me___    Be –

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Ware of them pret-ty young dam-sels that are knock-in’ a-bout in Tra-lee.   They’ll

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Treat you to whis-key and port-er till you are not a-ble to stand___     And the

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Ve-ry next thing that you know, me lads, you’ve land-ed in Van Diem-en’s Land___     Her …