Jeff Tweedy wrote this song after going to a riverboat casino with his dad, as he explained in a 2016 interview with Red Eye Chicago:
My dad asked me to write a song about it—it’s a real riverboat casino. I took my dad to go to the casino one time, and he said, “This could be something you could wr...
[Verse 1]
Well the money's pouring down
And the people all look down
And it's floating out of town
I hit the second deck
And I spent my paycheck
And my wife that I just met
She's looking like a wreck
[Chorus]
Casino Queen
My Lord, you're mean
I've been gambling like a fiend
On your tables so green
[Verse 3]
I always bet on black
Blackjack
I'll pay you back
The room fills with smoke
And I'm already broke
And the dealer keeps on joking
As he takes my last token
[Chorus]
Casino Queen
My Lord, you're mean
I've been gambling like a fiend
On your tables so green
Casino Queen was written by Jeff Tweedy.
Casino Queen was produced by Wilco & Brian Paulson.
Wilco released Casino Queen on Tue Mar 28 1995.