B-52's, The - Queen Of Las Vegas Lyrics






Momma!
Rockin' on the roulette wheel
Momma grabbed my hand
She was about to die
And she said, "Child, I never been around you much
But I want to give you one thing
Oh, your father was a one-eyed jack of hearts
With diamonds and an ace up his sleeve
Let me tell you I got the system
I got the plan, I got the plan."
Momma give me your blessing
So I can be stronger
Queen of Las Vegas
Queen of Las Vegas
Don't leave me
Queen of Las Vegas
Queen of Las Vegas

Come here again
MY momma she grabbed my hand
She looked at me with a bittersweet smile
She said..."Throw 'em a mile!"
Oh! Momma! I got the system!
Oh, oh, oh Momma, I understand the plan
Give me your blessing so I can be stronger
Help me to grow up and be the Queen

Queen of Las Vegas, Queen of Las Vegas
Queen of Las Vegas (Don't leave me!)
Queen of Las Vegas, Queen of Las Vegas
Queen of Las Vegas





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  1. G.... M....

    2019 and still loving it!

  2. B.... ....

    I give my babe money and say”you can leave me and go to Las Vegas” then she disappears))))))) so that song about my love)))))) so right to the point for me)

  3. p.... t....

    Momma!
    Rockin' on the roulette wheel
    Momma grabbed my hand
    She was about to die
    And she said, "Child, I never been around you much
    But I want to give you one thing
    Oh, your father was a one-eyed jack of hearts
    With diamonds and an ace up his sleeve
    Let me tell you I got the system
    I got the plan, I got the plan."
    Momma give me your blessing
    So I can be stronger
    Queen of Las Vegas
    Queen of Las Vegas
    Don't leave me
    Queen of Las Vegas
    Queen of Las Vegas
    Come here again
    MY momma she grabbed my hand
    She looked at me with a bittersweet smile
    She said, "Throw 'em a mile!"
    Oh! Momma! I got the system!
    Oh, oh, oh Momma, I understand the plan
    Give me your blessing so I can be stronger
    Help me to grow up and be the Queen
    Queen of Las Vegas, Queen of Las Vegas
    Queen of Las Vegas (Don't leave me!)
    Queen of Las Vegas, Queen of Las Vegas
    Queen of Las Vegas
    Songwriters: Catherine Elizabeth Pierson / Frederick William Iii Schneider / Keith Strickland / Cynthia Leigh Wilson / Ricky Helton Wilson

  4. s.... ....

    From one of the most underrated albums.

  5. F.... 1....

    A song about generational gambling addiction...

  6. J.... D....

    Like the "Kitty Woman" Hostess...………..

  7. J.... E....

    Loved hearing this played at Las Vegas McCarran Airport!!

  8. S.... R....

    I Like This Queen of Las Vegas :)

  9. g.... 4....

    It's been too long since i heard this song....great song. 🎸 👏

  10. h.... ....

    Photos of Saturn....makes total sense when you understand the plan! 😉

  11. M.... L....

    Priceless!!!!!!💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

    M.... L....

    Mark L with you on that mark pure class

    M.... L....

    Dominic Hetherington right on!!!!!!!!

  12. J.... G....

    Actually this is one of my favorite albums to work out to. Used to be anyway. Slam Dancing at their concerts was great! East Coast down and up - Burnin' back those Alabama Slammers and Kamikazee's! Florida - Athens - Charleston - Atlanta - Charlotte - DC - Baltimore - Philly - NYC - Buffalo - Rochester Dome Arena - Boom! Done it all and it was GREAT! (coulda been some places in between - but?)

  13. l.... ....

    My favorite Song from this Album!! The one that, I feel, really stands up the tests of time. It is so DEEP!!! A lil' different from much of their other from this time period. I love the Montage!!! The roulette wheels all seem to have a hidden meaning . . .

  14. K.... ....

    My Fred-Schneider signed Whammy with dick squiggly is one of my most prized adornments to my living room wall. That and my autographed Jim Nabors album. Both are framed.

    K.... ....

    Kolbgil sick sqiugley?? Lol

  15. K.... ....

    (cont.) Fred looks up without moving his hands from the V of space he's created in the record rack. He doesn't want to lose his place. He's unimpressed. "Thanks," he says half-heartedly. It's understandable. He must get bothered a lot. Not as much as Jim Nabors or Jack Webb, but pretty much. "Can I get your signature, please?" The clerk still hovering says, "Don't do it, Fred." Probably because of that, he does. Fred draws a squiggly with a prominent phallus on the white pant leg of the photo.

  16. K.... ....

    My brothers and I all love Athens music, real R.E.M. fans too, since the beginning. So I'm thrilled to be in Fred's presence. In Song for the Future Generation, you hear Fred say he likes collecting records. He does. I go and buy Whammy on vinyl and go over to Fred. He's plowing through the weird stuff, like 60s personalities records, unclassifiable stuff, like the Rod McKuen or Jim Nabors or Jack Webb sides. "Mr. Schneider, hi, I just have to tell you how much your music means to me." cont.

  17. K.... ....

    ..and so I hear that unmistakable lovely Athens drawl of Fred. He was fending off being feted by the store clerk, a Jim Morrison look-a-like by the way. My heart jumped out of my chest. The B-52s were my first concert. I saw them at the Orlando Jai-Alai fronton when I was about 12. The Whammy tour. See above for more...

    K.... ....

    Did Fred fake the drawl ,he is from New Jersey ?

  18. K.... ....

    I met Fred Schneider in 1999 - I think - just a brush with celebrity, really. It was the best and worst day of my life. I had THE shittiest day at work at The Orlando Sentinel newspaper. I real grilling from my peers for being an asshole. They were right. I was young. Then to make myself feel better after work, I went to buy myself a play pretty, a record, at this amazing used record store in Orlando called Rock 'n' Roll Heaven. It's still there. Still awesome. See above for the rest ....

    K.... ....

    Cool, stop hogging up the comments. Every B52s song would be better without Fred's loud monotone nonsense screaming. I met him too, hes a dick . Would be much better with his vintage italian pottery collection up his cavernous ass....or out of.

    K.... ....

    I'm from the area too ,born in Daytona Beach, I know what you speak off , but FRED IS NOT THE TOTAL GENIUS OF THE BAND..ONE IS MISSING ,HIS NAME IS RICKY,HIS COUNTERPART IS HIS SISTER CINDY ! HER MON-ARC IS KATE ,ALONG WITH KEITH ,THE SUM OF ALL MAKES THE BAND !! DJ ARC 1989 701 SOUTH DAYTONA BEACH FL !

  19. t.... ....

    love shack is one of the very few songs by the b-52s i dont like. that over played track took away from the quality songs like this one. give me back my man is a great song. too bad it never got its just do

  20. J.... P....

    Mama, Rockin on a Roulette wheel

  21. J.... t....

    Why someone haven't uploaded "Whammy" the album is beyond me ?

  22. M.... ....

    so much better than the over played love shack.

  23. E.... M....

    Great song from one of my favourite albums!

  24. n.... ....

    I agree. I'd write more but I want to go listen to another song!

  25. M.... R....

    whammy is my very favorite record of theirs...all the songs on it

  26. M.... R....

    man, alot of the b52s songs stick in my head all day, but yes.....i think this one sticks in my head more than any of them. In fact, it's been in my head all morning, so I had to go online and pull it up....to get my fix....love it...love it

  27. T.... T....

    A1 from England - Joy Division too

    xxxx helena

  28. A.... F....

    Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the B52s and have from the very beginning but I just never could get into this lp. I thought most of the songs were weak. And I bought it back when "Don't Worry" was one of the tracks. Actually, that song and "Song for a Future Generation" were the only songs that I thought rose to their usual standard. It's all in the ear of the beholder, I suppose. I'm glad somebody loved the album as much.

  29. L.... K....

    Whammy is one of the best 80s New Wave albums. B52s are totally unique.Dont think theres a really weak song on the Album?Unusual!

  30. r.... ....

    Thank you Kolbgil1 for putting this on YouTube. One of my favorite B-52's songs from back in '83.

  31. b.... ....

    "...Child, I never been around you much..."

  32. p.... ....

    Thanks for posting this!

  33. S.... c....

    my dream girl

  34. J.... H....

    Yes... :D