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In a neat little town they call Belfast Apprenticed to trade I was bound Many an hours sweet happiness Have I spent in that neat little town A sad misfortune came over me Which caused me to stray from the land Far away from my friends and relations Betrayed by the black velvet band CHORUS: Her eyes they shone like diamonds I thought her the queen of the land And her hair it hung over her shoulder Tied up with a black velvet band I took a stroll down Broadway Meaning not long for to stay When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid Come a trapsing along the highway She was both fair and handsome Her neck it was just like a swanï¿½s And her hair it hung over her shoulder Tied up with a black velvet band CHORUS Songtexte I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid And a gentleman passing us by Well I knew she meant the doing of him By the look in her roguish black eye A gold watch she took from his pocket And slipped it right in to my hand And the very first thing that I said was Bad 'cess to the black velvet band CHORUS Seven long years penal servitude To be spent down in Van Diemenï¿½s Land Far away from my friends and relations Betrayed by the black velvet band CHORUS Aus Songtexte Mania