G Her eyes they shone like diamonds C D I thought her the queen of the land G Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder C D G Tied up with a black velvet band [Verse] G In a neat little town they call Belfast C D Apprenticed to trade I was bound G Em Many an hours sweet happiness C D G Have I spent in that neat little town G A sad misfortune came over me C D Which caused me to stray from the land G Em Far away from my friends and relations C D G Betrayed by the black velvet band [Chorus] G Her eyes they shone like diamonds C D I thought her the queen of the land G Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder C D G Tied up with a black velvet band [Verse] G I took a stroll down Broadway C D Meaning not long for to stay G Em When who should I meet but this pretty fair maid C D G Come a trapsing along the highway G She was both fair and handsome C D Her neck it was just like a swan's G Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder C D G Tied up with a black velvet band [Chorus] G Her eyes they shone like diamonds C D I thought her the queen of the land G Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder C D G Tied up with a black velvet band [Verse] G I took a stroll with this pretty fair maid C D And a gentleman passing us by G Em Well I knew she meant the doing of him C D G By the look in her roguish black eye G A gold watch she took from his pocket C D And slipped it right in to my hand G Em And the very first thing that I said was C D G Bad 'cess to the black velvet band [Chorus] G Her eyes they shone like diamonds C D I thought her the queen of the land G Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder C D G Tied up with a black velvet band [Bridge] G Seven long years penal servitude C D To be spent down in Van Diemen's Land G Em Far away from my friends and relations C D G Betrayed by the black velvet band [Chorus] G Her eyes they shone like diamonds C D I thought her the queen of the land G Em And her hair it hung over her shoulder C D G Tied up with a black velvet band