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 So madam Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today Now when she woke up, and found that her dream of love was gone Madam She ran to the man who had led her so far astray And then from under a velvet gown She drew a gun and shot her lover down So madam Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today And then the mob came, and they dragged her from the jail Madam They strung her up on an old willow across the way And then the moment before she died She lifted up her lovely head, and she cried Madam Miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today Madam, miss Otis regrets she's unable to lunch today