One night while out for a ramble, the hour was just about nineI met a young maiden in Frisco, on the corner of Cherry and PineOn her face there was beauty of nature, and her eyes it seemed to expandHer hair was so rich and so brilliant, entwined in a blue velvet bandWe strolled down the long street together, in my pocket she placed her small handPlanted the evidence on me, that girl in the blue velvet bandThen I heard the wild scream of the siren, and the girl in the blue velvet bandShe left me to face all the trouble, with a diamond that was worth ten grandThey sent me to San Quentin for stealing, and God knows I'm an innocent manFor the guilty woman now she lies dying, that girl in the blue velvet bandI'll be out in a year then I'm leaving, but I'll carry the name of the manWho spent ten years in this prison, for the girl in the blue velvet bandLast night while bedtime was ringing, I was standing close to the barI fancied I could hear her voice calling, from far out on the ocean of starsI'll be out in a year then I'm leaving, but I'll carry the name of the manWho spent ten years in this prison, for the girl in the blue velvet band