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63 lines
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\begin{multicols*}{2}
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\begin{center}
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Well, in a neat little town they call Belfast, \\
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apprentice to trade I was bound \\
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Many an hours sweet happiness, \\
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have I spent in that neat little town \\
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A sad misfortune came over me, \\
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which caused me to stray from the land \\
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Far away from my friends and relations,
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betrayed by the black velvet band \\
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~\\
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\textit{[Chorus] \\
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Her eyes they shone like diamonds, \\
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I thought her the queen of the land. \\
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And her hair it hung over her shoulder, \\
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tied up with a black velvet band. \\}
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As I went walking down Broadway, \\
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meaning not long for to stay, \\
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When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid \\
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comes a tripping along the highway, \\
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She was both fair and handsome, \\
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her neck it was just like a swans \\
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And her hair it hung over her shoulder, \\
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tied up with a black velvet band \\
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\textit{[Chorus] \\ }
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I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid \\
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And a gentleman passing us by \\
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Well, I knew she meant the doing of him \\
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By the look in her roguish black eye \\
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A gold watch she took from his pocket \\
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And placed it right into my hand \\
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And the very first thing that I said, was \\
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bad luck to the black velvet band \\
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\textit{[Chorus] \\ }
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Before the judge and jury, \\
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next morning I had to appear, \\
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The judge he says to me: \\
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"Young man, your case it is proven clear \\
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We'll give you seven years penal servitude, \\
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to be spent faraway from the land \\
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Far away from your friends and companions, \\
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betrayed by the black velvet band" \\
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\textit{[Chorus] \\ }
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So come all you jolly young fellows \\
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a warning take by me \\
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When you are out on the town me lads, \\
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beware of them pretty colleens \\
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For they feed you with strong drink, \\
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"Oh yeah", 'til you are unable to stand \\
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And the very next thing that you'll know is \\
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you've landed in Van Diemens Land \\
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\textit{[Chorus] \\ }
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\end{center}
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\end{multicols*}
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