[Mountain cover]      Mississippi queen, if you know what I mean   Mississippi queen, she taught me everything   Way down around Vicksburg, around Louisiana way   Where lived the Cajun lady, aboard the Mississippi Queen   You know she was a dancer, she moved better on wine      While the rest of them dudes were gettin' their kicks   Boy, I beg your pardon, I was gettin' mine      Mississippi queen, if you know what I mean   Mississippi queen, she taught me everything   This lady she asked me, if I would be her man   You know that I told her, I'd do what I can   To keep her lookin' pretty, buy her dresses that shine      While the rest of them dudes were makin' their friends   Boy, I beg your pardon, I was losin' mine      I was losin' my mind, on the Mississippi Queen      Mississippi queen, if you know what I mean   Mississippi queen, she taught me everything      Way down around Vicksburg, around Louisiana way   Where lived the Cajun lady, aboard the Mississippi Queen   You know she was a dancer. she moved better on wine   While the rest of them dudes were gettin' their kicks   Boy, I beg your pardon, I was gettin' mine      I was gettin' mine   I was gettin' mine      No, you can't have mine   No no, you can't have mine   To keep a mississippi queen