Girl In The Blue Velvet Band

GIRL IN THE BLUE VELVET BAND

Writers Cliff Carlisle, Mel Foree



ONE EVENING WHILE OUT FOR A RAMBLE THE HOUR WAS JUST

ABOUT NINE I MET A YOUNG MAIDEN IN FRISCO ON THE CORNER

OF GEARY AND PINE ON HER FACE THERE WAS BEAUTY HER

EYES LORD THEY SEEMED TO EXPAND HER HAIR WAS SO RICH

AND SO BRILLIANT TIED IN A BLUE VELVET BAND WE WALKED

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 LEFT ME TO FACE

ALL THE TROUBLE WITH A DIAMOND WORTH TEN GRAND THEY

SENT ME TO SAN QUENTIN FOR STEALING GOD KNOWS I'M AN

INNOCENT MAN WHILE THE GUILTY ONE'S SOMEWHERE A LAUGHING

AND DANCING THE GIRL IN THE BLUE VELVET BAND AT NIGHT

WHEN BED TIME'S A RINGIN' STANDING THERE CLOSE TO THE

BARS I FANCY I HEAR A VOICE CALLING WAY OUT ON THE

OCEAN OF STARS I'LL BE OUT IN A YEAR AND I'LL BE LEAVING

BUT I'LL CARRY THE NAME OF A MAN THAT SERVED TEN LONG

YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE GIRL IN THE BLUE VELVET BAND

FOR THE GIRL IN THE BLUE VELVET BAND