QUEEN OF THE SILVER DOLLAR
words and music by Shel Silverstein
recorded by Dave & Sugar
She ar[D]rives in all her splendor each [G] night at nine o’clock
Her [A] chariot is the crosstown bus that stops right down the [D] block
Now the old piano minstrel plays her [G] tune as she walks in
And the [A] Queen of the Silver Dollar’s home a[D]gain
Chorus: She’s the [D] Queen of the [G] Silver [D] Dollar
She rules this [G] smokey [D] kingdom
Scepter [G] is a [D] wine glass and a [E7] bar stool is her [A7] throne
Now the [D] jesters [G] flock a[D]round her tryin’ to [G] win her [D]
favors
To see which [G] one will [D] take the
[G] Queen of the [D] Silver [A] Dollar [D] home
Now her royal dress is satin it’s shabby and it’s torn
Her royal jewels are rhinestones her shoes are scuffed and worn
Of the many roads she’s been down, and the places that she’s seen
Well, they all look at her and say God save the queen
Chorus:
Now the Queen of the Silver Dollar is not as haughty as she seems
She was once an ordinary girl with ordinary dreams
But there’s a man who found her and he brought her to this world
He’s the one who made a queen of a simple country girl
Chorus:
