One evening while out for a ramble, The hour was just about nine

voice; guitarsSung by Ed Stilley Hogscald Hollow, Arkansas May 1, 1958 Reel 248, Item 6 The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band One evening while out for a ramble, The hour was just about nine, I met a young lady in Frisco On the corner of Connor's incline. On her face was the beauty of nature, Her eyes, they seemed to expand; And her hair, so rich and brilliant, Inclined then the blue velvet band. We strolled down the streets together, In my pocket she placed her hand; She planted the evidence on me, Oh, the girl in the blue velvet band. I heard the old scream of the siren, And the girl in the blue velvet band, She left me to face all the trouble With a diamond worth ten grand. They sent me to prison for stealing, God knows I'm an innocent man; The guilty one is dying, Oh, the girl in the blue velvet band. I'll be out in a week, and I'll be leaving, But I'll carry the name of a man That spent ten years in prison For a girl in a blue velvet band. When I get out, I'll endeavor To live in some distant land, And bid farewell to old Frisco And the girl in the blue velvet band. Collected by Max Hunter (H-5 ) For Mary C. Parler Transcribed by Frances MajorsFunding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation