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Memphis Queen

Met a girl from Reno
When I moved out west
And though she was a damn good lay
She lied as much as all the rest
She gambled with a string of men
Like a row of slot machines
Her plastic nails and neon glow
Made me want a Memphis queen

Met a girl from Boston
All gypsy and concrete
She talked of Plath and Dickinson
And spent all night at their feet
And though she acted fourty-four
She only looked nineteen
Her raincoats and her monologues
Made me want a Memphis queen

No diamond rings
No limousines
No preconditions
Or golden means
Leave those princesses at home
And give me a Memphis queen

Met a girl from Athens
All bleach and sugar cane
Who laid her silver cross upon me
And prayed to God that I would tame
She kept my bottles from me
She always kept me clean
Her crooked homemade halo
Made me want a Memphis queen

Met a girl from Memphis
With fake pearls in her ear
Her bittersweet disposition
Made the others disappear
I’ve had some pretty faces
But she’s the best I’ve ever seen
Leave those princesses alone
And give me a Memphis queen
Oh give me a Memphis queen

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