Lyrics: Porter Wagoner. 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