"Ballad of a Teenage Queen" is a song written by Jack Clement and recorded by Johnny Cash, with background music by The Tennessee Two.

[3] The song tells the story of a small-town teenage girl with golden hair and blue eyes who is considered the prettiest the townsfolk have ever seen.

The boy saves enough money to buy a ring and plans to marry her "next spring", but suddenly, a movie scout from Hollywood comes to take her away.

Very soon, the girl becomes famous and enjoys the big-city pleasures like a fancy house and a swimming pool.

It received a nomination for Vocal Event of the Year at the 1989 Country Music Association Awards.