Queen Of The Silver Dollar Lyrics - Dr. Hook

(Shel Silverstein) 

She's the queen of the Silver Dollar, and she rules this smokey kingdom 

And her sceptre is a wine glass and a bar-stool is her throne 

And the jesters, they flock around her, and they fight to win her favours 

And see which one will take the queen of the Silver Dollar home 

She arrives in all her splendour every night at nine o'clock 

And her chariot is a cross-town bus that stops right down the block 

The ol' piano minstrel plays a song as she walks in 

And the queen of the Silver Dollar, she's home again 

She's the queen of the Silver Dollar, and she rules this smokey kingdom 

And her sceptre is a wine glass and a bar-stool is her throne 

And the jesters flock around her, and fight to win her favours 

And see which one will take the queen of the Silver Dollar home 

Her royal gown is a satin dress, that's stained and slightly torn 

And her sparkling jewels are rhinestones, and her shoes are scuffed and worn 

From the many roads she's travelled and the wonderous sights she's seen 

And I watch her and I pray God save the queen 

She's the queen of the Silver Dollar, and she rules this smokey kingdom 

And her sceptre is a wine glass and a bar-stool is her throne 

And the jesters flock around her, and fight to win her favours 

And see which one will take the queen of the Silver Dollar home 

The queen of the Silver Dollar is not as haughty as she seems 

She was once an ordinary girl with ordinary dreams 

But I found her and I won her, and I brought her to this world 

Yes I'm the man who made a queen of a simple country girl 

She's the queen of the Silver Dollar, and she rules this smokey kingdom 

And her sceptre is a wine glass and a bar-stool is her throne 

And the jesters flock around her, and fight to win her favours 

And see which one will take the queen of the Silver Dollar home 

She's the queen of the Silver Dollar, and she rules this smokey kingdom....... 

(c)1972 Tro-Essex Music Ltd.