Black Velvet Band
Black Velvet Band- The Irish Rovers
cracks up a song from Rune's point of view about being kidnapped and made to dress up as Princess Melnini…
"In a neat little town they call Memphis
The people by a demon were bound
And many's the hour's destruction
It spent in that neat little town.
Till bad misfortune came over me
I was taken away from the land
Far away from my friends and our groceries
Pretending to be a woman."
His eyes, they shone like the diamonds
You'd think he was queen of the land
And his hair hung over his shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band!
"As I went walking down the street
Not meaning to stay very long
I met with a big group of damsels
as they went a-trippin along.
A cloth they pulled out of their pocket
and slipped it right over my head
and the man came and put me in a dress
Even though I would rather be dead."
His eyes, they shone like the diamonds
You'd think he was queen of the land
And his hair hung over his shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band!
"That evening before unseen demon
My dress and I had to appear
And the Gow said, 'me jolly young Euclid
The case against you is quite clear.
And all your long years is your sentence
You're going to Shydeman's land
Far away from your princess Melnini
I've got you in the palm of my hand.'"
His eyes, they shone like the diamonds
You'd think he was queen of the land
And his hair hung over his shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band!
"So come out you jolly young fellows
I'll have you save the prince and me
And whenever you're out for the money, me lads
You'd BETTER not come looking at me!
I'll beat you with mallet and boulder
Till you are not able to stand.
And the very next thing you know, me lads
You'll be sent off to Shydeman's land!"
His eyes, they shone like the diamonds
You'd think he was queen of the land (especially in princess drag!)
And his hair hung over his shoulder
Tied up with a black velvet band!