Queen of the Bayou Lyrics
Queen of the Bayou - Julian Dawson
This town came alive
On the day she arrived
She was nothing like we'd ever seen
Her suitcase was battered
Her clothes a little tattered
And torn but she moved like a queen
And word soon got round
To the boys in town
They gathered like moths to a flame
When she stepped on the stage
Of the rainy night grill
I knew the town would never
Be quite the same
She was queen of the bayou
From Chauvin to Mamoo
Every town has a story to tell
And you won't find a man
In South Lousian' would deny
He's been under her spell
She took the best room
At the Empire hotel
They called the Napoleon suite
And she'd lay there for hours
Among mountains of flowers
And jewels love laid at her feet
And when evening came down
She'd parade through the town
The crowds were a sight to be seen
Just a smile and a wave
And she'd make you her slave
It's no wonder
We called her the queen
She was queen of the bayou
From Mamoo to Thibodeaux
She captured each Parish and town
And she shined every city
On the old Mississippi
Till they gleamed
Like the jewels in her crown
It didn't take long
To see something was wrong
We could tell
She was restless again
She'd wrecked all the lives
Of the sweethearts and wives
And ruined the hearts of their men
She checked in her keys
And she left us the breeze
And nothing but memories to keep
On the day she left town
The clocks all slowed down
And the town simply went back to sleep
She was queen of the bayou
From Chauvin to Mamoo
Every town has a story to tell
And you won't find a man
In South Lousian' would deny
He's been under her spell
She was queen of the bayou
From Mamoo to Thibodeaux
She captured each Parish and town
And she shined every city
On the old Mississippi
Till they gleamed
Like the jewels in her crown
And she shined every city
On the old Mississippi
Till they gleamed
Like the jewels in her crown