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. Go straight to the ukulele song sheet for this song (full-color with chord pictures) here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nc1x2cgcfge... OR go to our "IRISH SONGBOOK #2" for 10 songs on this theme, here: https://tinyurl.com/MUJ-Irish-Songbook-2 OR download (for free) dozens of our ukulele songbooks and hundreds of our full-color ukulele song sheets with chord diagrams for this and many other songs at: http://tinyurl.com/MUJ-Official-Files If you're near Morristown, NJ, come play with us! Check on upcoming events at http://www.meetup.com/MorristownUkeJam 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]