"Queen of Mean" is a song featured in the 2020 film Christmas on the Square with music composed and lyrics written by Dolly Parton. The song is a comedic number that expresses Margeline's frustration with Regina Fuller (Christine Baranski), a wealthy woman who plans to sell her hometown and evict the residents before Christmas. Margeline calls Regina the "wickedest witch of the middle" and the "queen of mean" and mocks her for being cold-hearted, lonely, and unhappy. The song also references Regina's past relationship with Carl Pellam (Treat Williams), who still loves her despite her actions.
Lyrics[]
Margeline:
Hey, won't you let me in?
Let your hair down, I'm your girlfriend
Hey, oh, I'll tell you where you can go
And where to stick it
If it isn't where I think it should go
And feel good about it
Hah!
And feel good about it
Now, girl, I've been a-watching you day after day
Complaining and a-raining on everyone's parade
But what you're doing now is such a low blow
Demolishing the lives of all the people you know
And you feel good about it
And you feel good about it!
Oh, Regenie, playing queenie
They say you are such a meanie
I've loved you since we were teeny
I don't see you that way
I don't see you that way
Regina:
Sticks and stones may break my bones…
Margeline:
But words and deeds can slay!
Hey, you better look inside
How'd you go from hide-and-seek
To being Mr. Hyde?
Hey, oh
Where did that Regina go?
Can we find her and remind her
To show some heart and soul?
You'll live to regret it,
You'll live to regret it
Girlfriends are the salt of the earth
They tell you the truth even if it kind of hurts
Girl, you better put your BS to an end
Or soon you won't even have imaginary friends
You better think about it
You better think, think, think about it
Oh, Regina, I have seen
A lot of change in your demeanor
Scheming is your new arena
Have you lost your way?
Have you lost your way?
Hey, oh
Girl, you think you're so fierce!
Regina:
Guess I don't need a needle to get my ears pierced
Margeline:
Hey-ee, you don't own the world
Regina:
I don't need rollers to get my hair curled
Margeline:
Hey oh, you just grumble and scoff
Regina:
I don't need exfoliant for this face-off
Margeline:
You oughta know, you oughta know
You oughta know, oh, oh
Don't need to know, don't care to know
Don't wanna know, oh, oh, oh
You oughta know, you gotta know
You've got to show
A little bit of kindness
For the folks below
So get off your royal highness
And save this town
Don't be the queen of mean
Don't be the queen
The queen of mean
Regina, queen of mean