Black Velvet Band Lyrics & Tabs by The Evergreens
Black Velvet Band
guitar chords lyrics
As I went walking down Broadway
Not intending to stay very long
I met with a frolicsome damsel
As she came tripping along
A watch she pulled out of his pocket
And slipped it right into my hand
On the very first day that I met her
Bad luck to the Black Velvet Band
See her eyes they shone like diamonds
you think she was queen of the land
with their hair, it hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band
'Twas in the town of Tralee
and I apprenticed to trade I was bound
With plenty of bright amusement
'Twas in the town of Tralee
and I apprenticed to trade I was bound
With plenty of bright amusement
To help see the days going round
'Til misfortune and trouble came on me
Which caused me to stray from the land
Far away from my friends and relations
To follow the Black Velvet Band
See her eyes they shone like diamonds
you think she was queen of the land
with their hair, it hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band
Before the judge and the jury
The both of us had to appear
And a gentleman swore to the jewelry
The case against us was clear
For seven years transportation
Right into Van Dieman's Land
Far away from my friends and relations
To follow the Black Velvet Band
See her eyes they shone like diamonds
you think she was queen of the land
with their hair, it hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band
