Black Velvet Band 
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As I went walk-ing down Broad-way, not in-tend-ing to stray ve-ry far
I met with a fro-lick-some dam - sel a-ply-in’ her trade in a bar.
A watch she took from a cus-tom-er and slipped it right in-to my hand
On the ve-ry first day that I met her, bad luck from the Black Vel-vet Band.

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Her eyes they shone like diamonds, you’d think she was queen of the land 
With her hair thrown ov-er her should - er, tied up  with a Black Vel-vet Band.

In a neat lit-tle town they call Tra-lee, an ap-prent-ice to trade I was bound,
With plen-ty of bright a – muse-ment for watch-in’ the days go a-round.
Till mis – fortune and troub-le o’er came me that caused me to stray from my land,
Far A – way from my friends and re-la - tions to fol-low her Black Vel-vet Band

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Be-fore the judge and the jur-y, the both of us had to ap-pear.
And a gen-tle-man swore to the ju - ry, the   case a-gainst us was quite clear.
For sev-en years tran-spor-ta-tion, you’re go-in’ to Van Diem-en’s land.
Far a – way from your friends and re – la - tions to fol-low her Black Vel-vet Band.

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Now all of you brave young I-rish lads, a warn-ing take ye by me
Be – ware of them pret-ty young dam-sels that are knock-in’ a-bout in Tra-lee.
They’ll treat you to whis-key and port-er till you are not a-ble to stand
And the ve-ry next thing that you know, me lads, you’ve land-ed in Van Diem-en’s Land.

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