Memphis Queen

Down from Missouri

This lady made her way

The pride of the river

Queen of another day

St. Louis to New Orleans

The finest stern-wheeler

This river's ever seen

When the moon is bright

On a foggy night

I swear that I can see her

Through the mist

I catch a glimpse

Of the way things were

Is she still afloat

This river boat

Or reflections of a gambler's dream

The Memphis Queen

The captain had broken

The heart of a young bayou belle

But he lost when that pawn took

The queen with an old Creole spell

They say the boat vanished in midstream

A phantom drifting through time

Bound for New Orleans

When the moon is bright

On a foggy night

I swear that I can see her

Through the mist

I catch a glimpse

Of the way things were

Is she still afloat

This river boat

Or reflections of a gambler's dream

The Memphis Queen

St. Louis to New Orleans

The finest stern-wheeler

This river's ever seen

When the moon is bright

On a foggy night

I swear that I can see her

Through the mist

I catch a glimpse

Of the way things were

Is she still afloat

This river boat

I can see the Memphis Queen

The Memphis Queen