Miss Otis regrets she's unable

To lunch today madam

Miss Otis regrets she's unable

To lunch today

She is sorry to be delayed

But last evening down in lover's

Lane she strayed madam

Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today

When she woke up and found that

Her dream of love was gone madam

She ran to the man who had lead her so far

Far astray

And from under her velvet gown

She drew a gun and

She shot her lover down madam

Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today

When the mob came and got her

And dragged her from the jail madam

When they strung her up on the old

Willow across the way

The moment before she died

She lifted up her lovely head and cried madam

Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today