作曲 : Trad Arr David Downes In a neat little town they call BelfastApprenticed 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 Chorus (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 BroadwayOh 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 Tied up with a black velvet band(Chorus) 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"(Chorus) Seven long years' penal servitude I spent down in Van Dieman's LandFar away from my friends and relations Betrayed by the black velvet band(Chorus 2x)1
作曲 : Trad Arr David Downes In a neat little town they call BelfastApprenticed 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 Chorus (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 BroadwayOh 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 Tied up with a black velvet band(Chorus) 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"(Chorus) Seven long years' penal servitude I spent down in Van Dieman's LandFar away from my friends and relations Betrayed by the black velvet band(Chorus 2x)1
