Girl in the Blue Velvet Band

歌詞

One evening while out for a ramble The hour was just about nine I met a young maiden in Frisco On the corner of Kearny and Pine On her face there was beauty of nature And her eyes they did seem to expand Her hair was so rich and so brilliant Entwined in a blue velvet band We strolled down the long street together In my pocket she placed her small hand Planted the evidence on me That girl in the blue velvet band Then I heard the wild 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 two grand They sent me to San Quintin for stealin' And God knows I'm an innocent man For the guilty one now she lies dyin' That girl in the blue velvet band I'll be out in a year, then I'm leavin' But I'll carry the name of a man Who spent ten years in this prison For the girl in the blue velvet band Last night while bedtime was ringin' I was standin' close to the bars I fancied I could hear her voice callin' From far out on the ocean of stars I'll be out in a year, then I'm leavin' But I'll carry the name of a man Who spent ten years in this prison For the girl in the blue velvet band And when I get out I'll endeavour To live in some other land And I'll bid farewell to old Frisco And the girl in the blue velvet band