Biography:
Luke Kelly, (17 November 1940 - 30 January 1984) was an Irish singer and folk musician from Dublin, Ireland, most famous as a member of the band The Dubliners.
Kelly was one of the best-known figures of the Irish folk music movement of the 1960s and 1970s. A Dubliner from the north inner city, he attended O'Connell's Schools before emigrating to Britain in 1958. There he first became involved in the growing international folk music scene in which Ewan MacColl was a central figure, as well as joining the Communist Party of Great Britain.
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BLACK VELVET BAND – LUKE KELLY
TAB’S BY WOMPTON
[VERSE 1]
G D D7
In a neat little town they call Belfast apprenticed to trade I was bound
G Em C D G
Many an hour of sweet happiness have I spent in that neat little town
G D D7
A sad misfortune came over me, which caused me to stray from the land
G Em C D G
Far away from my friends and relations me betrayed by the Black Velvet Band
[CHORUS]
G D D7
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
G Em C D G
And her hair hung over her shoulder, tied up with a Black Velvet Band
[VERSE 2]
G D D7
I took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not long for to stay
G Em C D G
When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid, come a-trampsing along the highway
G D D7
She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was just like a swan
G Em C D G
And her hair it hung over her shoulder, tied up with the Black Velvet Band
[CHORUS]
G D D7
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
G Em C D G
And her hair hung over her shoulder, tied up with a Black Velvet Band
[VERSE 3]
G D D7
I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman passing us by
G Em C D G
I knew what she meant to do with him, by the look in her roguish black eye
G D D7
A gold watch she took from his pocket, and placed it right into my hand
G Em C D G
And the very next thing that I knew was, I’d landed in Van Daemon’s Land
[CHORUS]
G D D7
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
G Em C D G
And her hair hung over her shoulder, tied up with a Black Velvet Band
[VERSE 4]
G D D7
Before the judge and the jury, next morning I had to appear
G Em C D G
And the judge he says to me "young man, your case it has proven clear"
G D D7
We’ll give seven years penal servitude, to be spent far away from the land
G Em C D G
Far away from your friends and companions betrayed by the Black Velvet Band
[CHORUS]
G D D7
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
G Em C D G
And her hair hung over her shoulder, tied up with a Black Velvet Band
[VERSE 5]
G D D7
So come all you jolly young fellows, a warning take by me
G Em C D G
When you are out on the town, me boys, beware of the pretty colleen
G C G D D7
For they'll feed you with strong drink, mar yeah!, till you unable to stand
G Em C D G
And the very next thing that you know is, you've landed in Van Daemon's Land
[CHORUS]
G D D7
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
G Em C D G
And her hair hung over her shoulder, tied up with a Black Velvet Band
TAB’S BY WOMPTON
[VERSE 1]
G D D7
In a neat little town they call Belfast apprenticed to trade I was bound
G Em C D G
Many an hour of sweet happiness have I spent in that neat little town
G D D7
A sad misfortune came over me, which caused me to stray from the land
G Em C D G
Far away from my friends and relations me betrayed by the Black Velvet Band
[CHORUS]
G D D7
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
G Em C D G
And her hair hung over her shoulder, tied up with a Black Velvet Band
[VERSE 2]
G D D7
I took a stroll down Broadway, meaning not long for to stay
G Em C D G
When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid, come a-trampsing along the highway
G D D7
She was both fair and handsome, her neck it was just like a swan
G Em C D G
And her hair it hung over her shoulder, tied up with the Black Velvet Band
[CHORUS]
G D D7
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
G Em C D G
And her hair hung over her shoulder, tied up with a Black Velvet Band
[VERSE 3]
G D D7
I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid, and a gentleman passing us by
G Em C D G
I knew what she meant to do with him, by the look in her roguish black eye
G D D7
A gold watch she took from his pocket, and placed it right into my hand
G Em C D G
And the very next thing that I knew was, I’d landed in Van Daemon’s Land
[CHORUS]
G D D7
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
G Em C D G
And her hair hung over her shoulder, tied up with a Black Velvet Band
[VERSE 4]
G D D7
Before the judge and the jury, next morning I had to appear
G Em C D G
And the judge he says to me "young man, your case it has proven clear"
G D D7
We’ll give seven years penal servitude, to be spent far away from the land
G Em C D G
Far away from your friends and companions betrayed by the Black Velvet Band
[CHORUS]
G D D7
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
G Em C D G
And her hair hung over her shoulder, tied up with a Black Velvet Band
[VERSE 5]
G D D7
So come all you jolly young fellows, a warning take by me
G Em C D G
When you are out on the town, me boys, beware of the pretty colleen
G C G D D7
For they'll feed you with strong drink, mar yeah!, till you unable to stand
G Em C D G
And the very next thing that you know is, you've landed in Van Daemon's Land
[CHORUS]
G D D7
Her eyes they shown like the diamonds, I thought her the queen of the land
G Em C D G
And her hair hung over her shoulder, tied up with a Black Velvet Band
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