Lyrics

Let me tell you about my lady
She's a bon vivant in the Vieux Carre tonight
She makes me cry like a baby
In her satin dress and her crown of neon light
Many say she won't be back this time
But she's a woman of such grand design
Queen of the Mississippi, she still shines

The mighty wind’s not a stranger
From that widow's walk I can see it's coming soon
She’ll shelter me from the danger
Cradled in her arms underneath that Creole Moon
We’ll be clapping hands at closing time
Never hook them shutters, never draw those blinds
Queen of the Mississippi, she still shines

She still shines on St. Charles Avenue
She still shines and tears my heart in two
She still shines and comes back so brand new
She still shines, she still shines
Pontchartrain came to take her
Go away, she say,
Tu n’est pas la bienvenue
I'm calling out to The Maker
He'll make a song for me
Ma Jolie, how do you do?
In her darkest hours she'll be fine
She'll just keep that beat in five quarter time
Queen of the Mississippi, she still shines

Waist deep in the water
From the rooftops we were singing loud that day
There's a girl in The Quarter
She'll do the voodoo, gonna make this all go away
Many say she won't be back this time
But she's a woman of such grand design
Queen of the Mississippi, she still shines
She still shines