she s the queen of the silver dollar she rules this smoky kingdom and her sceptre is a wine glass and her barstool is her throne now the jesters they flock around her tryin to win their favors and see which one will take the queen of the silver dollar home she arrives with all her splendor each night at nine o clock and her chariot is the crosstown bus that stops right down the block now the old piano minstrel plays her song as she walks in and the queen of the silver dollar s home again she s the queen of the silver dollar now her royal dress is a satin it s shabby and it s torn her royal jewels re rhinestones her shoes are scuffed and worn on the many a road she s been down and the places that she s seen and they all look at her and say god save the queen now the queen of the silver dollar is not as naughty as she seems she was once an ordinary girl with ordinary dreams there s a man who found her and brought her to this world i m the one who made the queen of a simple country girl she s the queen of the silver dollar 