Jig Set: Father Kelly's Jig/Langstrom's Pony/The Lark in the Morning lyrics

Her eyes they shown like the diamonds

you'd think she was queen of the land

and her hair fell over her shoulder tied up with a black velvet band.

In a neat little town they called Belfast

Apprentice to trade I was bound,

and many an hour sweet happiness I spent in that neat little town.

'Til bad misfortune came o'er me that caused me to stray

from the land far away from me friends and relations did follow the black velvet band.

Her eyes they shown like the diamonds

you'd think she was queen of the land

and her hair fell over her shoulder tied up with a black velvet band.

Well I went out strolling one evening,

not meanin to go very far when I met with a fickle young damsel

she was sellin her trade in the bar.

When I watched she took from a customer

she slipped it right into my hand then the law came

and put me in prison bad luck to her black velvet band.

Her eyes they shown like the diamonds

you'd think she was queen of the land

and her hair fell over her shoulder tied up with a black velvet band.

Next morning before judge and jury for trial I had to appear

and the judge he says me young fellow

the case against you is quite clear

and sever long years is your sentence

your goin to vandyman's land far away

from your friends and relations did follow the black velvet band.

Her eyes they shown like the diamonds

you'd think she was queen of the land

and her hair fell over her shoulder tied up with a black velvet band.

So come all ye jolly young fellows I'll have you take warnin by me

and when ever your out on the liquor me lads

beware of the pretty colleens for they'll fill

you with whisky and porter till you are not able

to stand and the very next thing that you know me lads

you've landed in vandyman's land.

Her eyes they shown like the diamonds

you'd think she was queen of the land

and her hair fell over her shoulder tied up with a black velvet band.

Her eyes they shown like the diamonds

you'd think she was queen of the land

and her hair fell over her shoulder tied up with a black velvet band.

• Artist:The Irish Rovers