"Black Velvet Band" lyrics
Once there was a handsome prince named Michael, who spied a maiden from afar
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
He lost sight of the maiden in the crowd, but was desperate to find her. He asked the butcher who was nearby
Have you seen a beautiful maiden?
The butcher asked:
Did her eyes they shine like diamonds?
Did she look like the queen of the land?
Was her hair hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band?
Yes, that's her! Which way did she go?
The butcher pointed the Prince in the right direction and bid him farewell
Farewell my good prince
I must attend my mince
My sausages and my chops as well
For all those items I must sell
Farewell my good prince
I must attend my mince
My sausages and my chops as well
For all those items I must sell
My chops!
The prince continued on his search and came upon a cycle maker. He asked the cycle maker if he'd seen a beautiful maid pass by
Did her eyes they shine like diamonds?
Did she look like the queen of the land?
Was her hair hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band?
Yes, that's her! Which way did she go?
The cycle maker pointed the Prince in the right direction and bid him farewell
Farewell good Prince Michael
For I must build this cycle
It needs a seat and bell as well
For this cycle I must sell
Farewell good Prince Michael
For I must build this cycle
It needs a seat and bell as well
For this cycle I must sell
Nice bike!
The Prince continued on his search and came upon a florist. He asked the florist if they'd seen a beautiful maid pass by
Did her eyes they shine like diamonds?
Did she look like the queen of the land?
Was her hair hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band?
Yes, that's her! Which way did she go?
The florist pointed the Prince in the right direction and bid him farewell
Fare the well my Prince
I must attend my roses
It's the beauty and their smell
That helps these lovely roses sell
Fare the well my Prince
I must attend my roses
It's the beauty and their smell
That helps these lovely roses sell
Nice smell!
The prince continued on his search, but became forlorn that he could not find the beautiful maiden. He was about to give up his search, when he turned towards the town square and saw her. He wasted not a second and ran to her and sang:
Your eyes shine like diamonds
I thought you the queen of the land
Your hair hangs over your shoulder
It's tied with a black velvet band
The Prince danced with the fair maiden, and he knew he had found his true love
Your eyes the shine like diamonds
You will be the queen of the land
Please wear this diamond tiara
I place on your head with my hand
The Prince and the maiden continued to dance and the maiden knew that she too had found her true love
My eyes are shining like diamonds
They'll think me the queen of the land
I love to wear my tiara
And my hair in a black velvet band
Your hair in a black velvet band
Your hair in a black velvet band
And they lived happily ever after
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
He lost sight of the maiden in the crowd, but was desperate to find her. He asked the butcher who was nearby
Have you seen a beautiful maiden?
The butcher asked:
Did her eyes they shine like diamonds?
Did she look like the queen of the land?
Was her hair hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band?
Yes, that's her! Which way did she go?
The butcher pointed the Prince in the right direction and bid him farewell
Farewell my good prince
I must attend my mince
My sausages and my chops as well
For all those items I must sell
Farewell my good prince
I must attend my mince
My sausages and my chops as well
For all those items I must sell
My chops!
The prince continued on his search and came upon a cycle maker. He asked the cycle maker if he'd seen a beautiful maid pass by
Did her eyes they shine like diamonds?
Did she look like the queen of the land?
Was her hair hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band?
Yes, that's her! Which way did she go?
The cycle maker pointed the Prince in the right direction and bid him farewell
Farewell good Prince Michael
For I must build this cycle
It needs a seat and bell as well
For this cycle I must sell
Farewell good Prince Michael
For I must build this cycle
It needs a seat and bell as well
For this cycle I must sell
Nice bike!
The Prince continued on his search and came upon a florist. He asked the florist if they'd seen a beautiful maid pass by
Did her eyes they shine like diamonds?
Did she look like the queen of the land?
Was her hair hung over her shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band?
Yes, that's her! Which way did she go?
The florist pointed the Prince in the right direction and bid him farewell
Fare the well my Prince
I must attend my roses
It's the beauty and their smell
That helps these lovely roses sell
Fare the well my Prince
I must attend my roses
It's the beauty and their smell
That helps these lovely roses sell
Nice smell!
The prince continued on his search, but became forlorn that he could not find the beautiful maiden. He was about to give up his search, when he turned towards the town square and saw her. He wasted not a second and ran to her and sang:
Your eyes shine like diamonds
I thought you the queen of the land
Your hair hangs over your shoulder
It's tied with a black velvet band
The Prince danced with the fair maiden, and he knew he had found his true love
Your eyes the shine like diamonds
You will be the queen of the land
Please wear this diamond tiara
I place on your head with my hand
The Prince and the maiden continued to dance and the maiden knew that she too had found her true love
My eyes are shining like diamonds
They'll think me the queen of the land
I love to wear my tiara
And my hair in a black velvet band
Your hair in a black velvet band
Your hair in a black velvet band
And they lived happily ever after
