One night while out for a ramble, the hour was just about nine
I met a young maiden in Frisco, on the corner of Cherry and Pine
On her face there was beauty of nature, and her eyes just seemed to expand
With her hair so rich and so brilliant, entwined in a blue velvet band
We strolled down the street together, in my pocket she placed her small hand
She planted the evidence on me, the girl in the blue velvet band
I heard the scream of the siren, and the girl in the blue velvet band
She left me to face all the trouble, for a diamond that was worth ten grand
Last night when bedtime was ringing, standing close to the bars
I fancy I heard a voice calling far out on the ocean of stars
They sent me to San Quintin for stealing, God knows I'm an innocent man
For the guilty one now she lie dying, the girl in the blue velvet band
I'll be out in a year, then I'm leaving, and I'll carry the name of a man
That served ten years in prison for the girl in the blue velvet band
And when I get out I'll endeavor to live in some other land
And I'll bid farewell to old Frisco and the grave of my blue velvet band
