In 2888,-2043)a neat little town they call Brockton

Apprenticed to trade I was bound

And many an hour of sweet happiness

I spent in that neat little town

Then bad misfortune befell me

That caused me to stray from the land

Far away from my friends and companions

To follow the black velvet band

As I was strolling one evening

Not intending to stay very long

I met with a poor little damsel

As she came trippin along

Once she pulled out of parking

And slipped it right into my hand

The very first night that I met her

Bad luck to the black velvet band

Her eyes they shone like the diamonds

You ＇ d think she was queen of the land

And her hair hung over her shoulder

Tied up in a black velvet band

Before judge and jury next morning

Both of us did appear

A gentleman claimed his jury

And the case against us was clear

Now seven long years transportation

Right down to Van ＇ Diemans land

Far away from my friends and companions

To follow the black velvet band

Her eyes they shone like the diamonds

You ＇ d think she was queen of the land

And her hair hung over her shoulder

Tied up in a black velvet band

So come all you jolly young fellows

134641,-310)

Whenever you ＇ re out on the liquor

Beware of the pretty colleen

She ＇ ll fill you with whiskey and polar

Until you ＇ re not able to stand

And the very next thing that you know

You ＇ ve landed in Van Diemen ＇ s land

Her eyes they shone like the diamonds

You ＇ d think she was queen of the land

And her hair hung over her shoulder

Tied up in a black velvet band

BLACK VELVET BAND