One evening 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 seem to expand Her hair so rich and so brilliant Was 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 A diamond that was worth ten grand Well I heard the scream of the sirens And the girl in the blue velvet band She left me to face all the troubles With a diamond that was worth ten grand They sent me to San Quentin for steali But the guilty one now she lies dying My girl in the blue velvet band At night when bedtime is ringing I stand looking out through the bars I fancy I hear her voice calling Far out on that ocean of stars I'll be out in a week and I'm leaving But I'll carry that name of a man Who spent ten years in prison For the girl in the blue velvet band When I get out I will endeavor To live in some far distant land I’ll bid farewell to old Frisco And the girl in the blue velvet band