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The High Kings
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The Black Velvet Band (Live)
In a neat little town they call Belfast Apprenticed to trade I was bound Oh many an hour's sweet happiness Have I spent in that neat little town
But 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
(after each verse): 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 Oh meaning not long for to stay When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid Come a-traipsing along the highway
She was both fair and handsome Her neck, it was just like a swan's And her hair, it hung over her shoulder Find more lyrics at ※ Mojim.com Tied up with a black velvet band
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So I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid And a gentleman, passing us by Oh I knew that she meant the undoing of him By the look in her roguish black eye
A gold watch she took from his pocket And slipped it right into my hand And the very first thing that I said was 'Bad cess to the black velvet band'
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Seven long years' penal servitude I spent down in Van Dieman's Land Far away from my friends and relations Betrayed by the black velvet band
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