Tonart: G major
Verse 1
G
C
D
G
In a neat little town
they called Belfast,
D
Apprentice to trade I was born,
G
Em
And many's the year of sweet hap piness
C
D
G
I spent in that neat little town.
Till a sad misfortune came over me,
D
Which caused me to stray from the land,
G
Far away from my friends
C
D
G
Betrayed by that black velvet bandit
And their eyes they shone like diamonds
D
I called her the queen of the land
G
Em
And their hair hung over our shoulders
C
D
G
Tied up with a black velvet bandit
Well, I took us to Rowell down Broadway
D
Not intendin' to stay very long
G
Well, who should I see but
C
D
G
Who came a -skippin' along
And I got what she took from her pocket
D
And placed it right into my hand
G
Em
On the very first day that I met her,
C
D
G
I then looked at a black velvet bandit
And her eyes they shone like diamonds,
D
I taught her the queen of the land
G
Em
And her hair hung over her shoulders,
C
D
G
tied up with a black velvet bandit
And before the judge and the jury,
D
Next morning was sent to appear,
G
Em
And a gentleman claimed his jewellery,
C
D
G
And the case against us was cleared.
Seven long years' transportation,
D
Right down to Van Diemen's land,
G
Em
Far away from my friends and relations
C
D
G
I'm betrayed by that black -velvet bandit
And her eyes they shone like diamonds
D
I taught her the Queen of the Land
G
Em
And her hair hung over her shoulders
C
D
Tied up with that black -velvet
G
D
bandit
G
D
Em
C
D
G
So come all ye jolly young fellows,
D
A warning please take with me.
G
Em
Whenever you're out of the town,
me lads,
C
D
G
Beware of them pretty collies,
For they'll feed you with strong liquor
Until you're not able to stand
D
G
And the very next thing
Em
that you know me lads
C
D
G
Is you've landed in Landyman's land
And our eyes they shone like diamonds
D
I thought her the queen of the land
G
Em
And her hair hung over her shoulders
C
D
G
Tied up with a black velvet band
And her eyes they shone like diamonds
D
My daughter, the queen of the land
G
D
Em
And her hair hung over her shoulders
C
D
G
Tied up with a black velvet band you
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