Black Velvet Band (ukulele tutorial by MUJ)

Ukulele tutorial for Black Velvet Band; traditional; this version follows the cover by The Dubliners, 1967; performed/taught here on ukulele by Mike S, Donna & Skot K, Bob K & Jen B.
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VERSE 1:
Well in a neat little town they call Belfast
Apprenticed to trade I was bound
Many an hour sweet happiness
Have I spent in that neat little town
A sad misfortune came o’er me
Which caused me to stray from the land
Far away from my friends and relations
Betrayed by the black velvet band
CHORUS:
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
VERSE 2:
I took a stroll down Broadway
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
[REPEAT CHORUS]
VERSE 3:
I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid
And a gentleman passing us by
Well, I knew she meant the doing of him
By the look in her roguish black eye
A gold watch she took from his pocket
And placed it right into my hand
And the very next thing that I knew was
I’d landed in Van Diemen’s land
[REPEAT CHORUS]
VERSE 4:
Before the judge and the jury
Next morning I had to appear
The judge he says to me, “Young man,
Your case it is proven clear
We’ll give you 7 years penal servitude
To be spent far away from the land
Far away from your friends and companions
Betrayed by the black velvet band”
[REPEAT CHORUS]
VERSE 5:
So come all you jolly young fellows
A warning take by me
When you are out on the town me boys
Beware of the pretty colleens
For they feed you with strong drink, HA YEAH!
‘Til you are unable to stand
And the very next thing that you’ll know is
You’ve landed in Van Diemen’s land
[REPEAT CHORUS]

[@Wahetylerjames]

Amazing!!!

[@ximenaojedaavila8683]

Excelente !! Muy linda la canción ❤️😘