In a neat little town

they call Belfast

now apprentice to trade

I was bound

And it's many's an hour

of sweet happiness

have I spent in that

neat little town

'Til a sadly misfortune

came over me

which caused me

to stray from the land

Far away from

me friends and relations

betrayed by

the Black Velvet Band

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 with

this pretty fair maid

and a gentleman

passing us by

I knew she meant

the undoing of me

by the look in her

roguish black eye

A goldwatch

she took from his pocket

and she placed it

right into me hand

And the very first thing

that I thought was

bad luck to

the Black Velvet Band

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

Now before

a judge and a jury

next morning

I had to appear

Well, the judge

he said to me

young man

your case it is

proven clear

We'll give you seven years

penal servitude

to be spent

far away from the land

Far away from your

friends and relations

betrayed by

the Black Velvet Band

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

So, come all

you jolly young fellows

and a warning take by me

Well, when you are out

on the town, me lads

beware of them

pretty colleens

For they'll feed you

with strong ale, "Ma yah"

until you are

unable to stand

And the very first thing

that you'll know, me lads

is you've landed

in van diemen's land

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...