Lyrics
a gold watch she took from his pocket
her eyes they shone like diamonds
Came a traipsing along the highway, i took a stroll down broadway
Next morning i had to appear, well i knew she meant the doing of him
In a neat little town they call belfast, far away from your friends and companions
by the look in her roguish black eye
Tied up with a black velvet band, when who should i meet but this pretty fair maid
Tied up with a black velvet band, next morning i had to appear, and her hair hung over her shoulders
And many s an hour s sweet happiness, we ll give you seven years penal servitude
Bad cess to the black velvet band, bad cess to the black velvet band The, her eyes they shone like diamonds
When who should i meet but this pretty fair maid, i thought her the queen of the land Lads, her eyes they shone like diamonds
Have i spent in this neat little town, tied up with a black velvet band, apprentice to a trade i was bound
betrayed by the black velvet band
And her hair is hung over her shoulder, bad cess to the black velvet band
And her hair is hung over her shoulder, her eyes they shone like diamonds Velvet, a gold watch she took from his pocket
and her hair hung over her shoulders
Came a traipsing along the highway, and the very first thing i said was
Her eyes they shone like diamonds, her eyes they shone like diamonds, far away from your friends and companions
We ll give you seven years penal servitude, came a traipsing along the highway, tied up with a black velvet band
Came a traipsing along the highway, her eyes they shone like diamonds
before the judge and the jury
Apprentice to a trade i was bound, well i knew she meant the doing of him Black, before the judge and the jury
I thought her the queen of the land, and her hair is hung over her shoulder, i thought her the queen of the land
To be spent far away from the land, i thought her the queen of the land
And her hair hung over her shoulders, we ll give you seven years penal servitude
A gold watch she took from his pocket, and many s an hour s sweet happiness
A gold watch she took from his pocket, we ll give you seven years penal servitude, i thought her the queen of the land
meaning not long for to stay
i took a stroll down broadway
Apprentice to a trade i was bound, by the look in her roguish black eye, and her hair hung over her shoulders
Came a traipsing along the highway, next morning i had to appear
And her hair is hung over her shoulder, by the look in her roguish black eye
I thought her the queen of the land, and the gentleman passing us by
i took a stroll down broadway
And her hair is hung over her shoulder, your case is proven clear
And her hair hung over her shoulders, her neck it was just like a swans
And her hair hung over her shoulders, and her hair is hung over her shoulder
I thought her the queen of the land, have i spent in this neat little town Lads, and the gentleman passing us by
Tied up with a black velvet band, i took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, in a neat little town they call belfast
tied up with a black velvet band
Her eyes they shone like diamonds, her eyes they shone like diamonds
When who should i meet but this pretty fair maid, her eyes they shone like diamonds
And many s an hour s sweet happiness, i thought her the queen of the land
i thought her the queen of the land
Tied up with a black velvet band, and her hair hung over her shoulders The, she was both fair and handsome
and placed it right into my hand
And the very first thing i said was, and the gentleman passing us by Velvet, to be spent far away from the land