Queen of the bayou Paroles

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

word soon got round

to the boys in town

and they gathered like moths to a flame

when she stepped on the stage

of the rainy night grill


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

she'd lay there for hours

among mountains of flowers

and jewels love laid at her feet

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