The Dubliners - The Black Velvet Band - Karaoke Version from Zoom Karaoke

This karaoke version has been produced by Zoom Karaoke and the recording rights are owned and controlled by Zoom Entertainments Limited - Song lyrics: 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...