G                                                             D In a neat little town they call Belfast apprenticed to trade I was bound     G                       Em          C             D7           G And manys the hour of sweet happiness I spent in that neat little town       G                                                         D A sad misfortune came over me which caused me to stray from the land       G                        Em          C           D7           G Far away from me friends and relations betrayed by the Black Velvet Band      G Her eyes they shown like diamonds                                D I thought her the queen of the land          G                    Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder      C         D7           G Tied up with a Black Velvet Band Interlude: C   D7   G      G                                               D I took a walk down Broadway, meaning not long for to stay G                                Em                     C         D        G When who should I meet, but this pretty fair maid comes trampsin' along my way    G                                                           D She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was just like a swan          G                    Em        C              D7           G          And her hair it hung over her shoulder, tied up with a black velvet band     G Her eyes they shown like diamonds                                D I thought her the queen of the land          G                    Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder      C         D7           G Tied up with a Black Velvet Band Interlude: C   D7   G G                                                                    D I took a walk with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman passing us by        G                       Em                      C           D             G Well I knew that she meant the drewin' of him, by the look in her roguish black eye         G                                                         D                            A gold watch she took from his pocket and placed it right into me hand         G                       Em           C           D            G And the very next thing that I said was bad 'cess to the Black Velvet Band     G Her eyes they shown like diamonds                                D I thought her the queen of the land          G                    Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder      C         D7           G Tied up with a Black Velvet Band Interlude: C   D7   G    G                                                 D Before the judge and the jury, next morning I had to appear          G               Em                   C          D            G And the judge he says to me, "young man, your case it is proven quite clear G                                                                            D Aye you get seven long years penal servitude, to be spent off in Van Daemons Land      G                          Em          C             D7           G Far away from your friends and relations, betrayed by the Black Velvet Band"      G Her eyes they shown like diamonds                                D I thought her the queen of the land         G                     Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder      C         D7           G Tied up with a Black Velvet Band ### Repeat chorus below or see alternative with additional verse not on the recording ### G Her eyes they shown like diamonds                                D I thought her the queen of the land         G                     Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder      C         D7           G Tied up with a Black Velvet Band ### Alternative with an additional verse not on the recording ### Interlude: C   D7   G G                                                      D So come all ye jolly young fellows a warning take from me     G                    Em               C            D        G Whenever you're into the liquor me lads beware of the pretty colleen              G                                                        D For they'll fill you with whiskey and porter till you are not able to stand         G                        Em                  C         D            G And the very next thing that you know me lads you've landed in Van Daemon's Land      G Her eyes they shown like diamonds                                D I thought her the queen of the land         G                     Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder      C         D7           G Tied up with a Black Velvet Band      G Her eyes they shown like diamonds                                D I thought her the queen of the land          G                    Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder      C         D7           G Tied up with a Black Velvet Band