She's the queen of the Silver Dollar.
An' she rules this smokey kingdom.
An' her scepter is a wine glass,
An' a bar stool is her throne.
An' the jesters, they flock around her,
An' they fight to win her favors.
An' see which one will take the queen
Of the Silver Dollar home.

Grand instrumental intro.

(Da-yeh!)

She arrives in all her splendor,
Every night at nine o'clock.
An' her chariot is a crosstown bus,
That stops right down the block.
The old piano minstrel,
Plays a song as she walks in.
An' the queen of the Silver Dollar,
She's home again.

(Yeah.)

She's the queen of the Silver Dollar.
An' she rules this smokey kingdom.
An' her scepter is a wine glass,
An' a bar stool is her throne (ungh).
An' the jesters flock around her,
An' fight to win her favors.
An' see which one will take the queen
Of the Silver Dollar home.

(Awwww.)
(Yes, alright.)

Her royal gown is a satin dress.
It's stained an' slightly torn.
An' her sparkling jewels are rhinestones.
An' her shoes are scuffed an' worn.
Of the many roads she's traveled,
An' the wondrous sights she's seen,
An' I watch her an' I pray,
"God save the queen."

(Yeah.)
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She's the queen of the Silver Dollar.
An' she rules this smokey kingdom.
An' her scepter is a wine glass,
An' a bar stool is her throne.
An' the jesters flock around her,
An' fight to win her favors.
An' 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, an' I won her.
An' 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.
An' she rules this smokey kingdom.
An' her scepter is a wine glass,
An' a bar stool is her throne.
An' the jesters flock around her,
An' fight to win her favors.
An' see which one will take
The queen of the Silver Dollar home.

Fade.
She's the queen of the Silver Dollar.
An' she rules this smokey kingdom.
An' a scepter is her wine glass,

QUEEN OF THE SILVER DOLLAR
Written by: Shel Silverstein-1972
Performed by: Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show1-1972
Album: RX-1972, Sloppy Seconds-19722, Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Revisited-1976, Best of Doctor Hook-1980, At His Best-1995, On The
Run-2001, The Essential Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, et al.

1Covered by: Emmylou Harris-1990.

2Transcribed from the track on this album.

(c)1972 Tro-Essex Music Ltd.