(Shel Silverstein)She arrives in all her splendorEach night at nine o'clockHer chariot is the crosstown busThat st ops right down the blockNow the old piano minstrel plays her tune as she walks inAnd the Queen of the Silver Dollar's home ag ainShe's the Queen of the Silver DollarShe rules this smokey kingdomScepter is a wine glass and a bar stool is her throne Now the jesters flock around her tryina_T to win her favorsTo see which one will take theQueen of the Silver Dollar homeNo w her royal dress is satinIt's shabby and it's tornThe royal jewels are rhinestonesThe shoes are scuffed and wornOf the man y roads she's been down,And the places that she's seenWell they all look at her and say God save the queenNow the Queen of the Silver DollarIs not as haughty as she seemsShe was once an ordinary girl with ordinary dreamsBut there's a man who found herAnd he brought her to this worldHe's the one who made a queen of a simple country girlYes I'm the Queen of the Silver DollarI rule this smokey kingdomScepter is a wine glass and a bar stool is my throneNow the jesters flock around me t ryin' to win my favorsTo see which one will take theQueen of the Silver Dollar homeYes I'm the Queen of the Silver Dollar I rule this smokey kingdomScepter is a wine glass and a bar stool is my throneNow the jesters flock around me tryin' t o win my favorsTo see which one will take theQueen of the Silver Dollar home