Queen of the bayou Lyrics

Julian Dawson - Queen of the bajou

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
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
I knew the world 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
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