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 Her hair was 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 With a diamond that was worth ten grand 
They sent me to San Quintin for stealing God knows I’m an innocent man The guilty one now she lies dying The girl in the blue velvet band 
Last night when bed-time was ringin’ Standing there close to the bars I fancied I heard a voice calling Far out in the ocean of stars 
I’ll be out in a year and I’m leaving But 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 girl in the blue velvet band 
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