Pearly Queen

I bought a sequined suit from a pearly queen She could drink more wine than I'd ever seen She had some gypsies' blood flowing through her feet And when the time was right she said that I would meet my destiny I traveled round the world to find the sun I couldn't stop myself from having fun And then one day I met an Indian girl And she made me forget this troubled world we're living in, yeah I had a strange dream, in my hair I saw a pearly queen lying there And all around her feet flowers bloomed But they were made of silk and sequins two by two I bought a sequined suit from a pearly queen She could drink more wine than I'd ever seen She had some gypsies' blood flowing through her feet And when the time was right she said that I would meet my destiny I traveled round the world to find the sun I couldn't stop myself from having fun Then one day I met an Indian girl And she made me forget this troubled world we're living in