Band The Evangeline Lyrics

Evangeline Lyrics

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 (intro)

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 She stands on the banks of the mighty mississippi

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 Alone in the pale moonlight

 

 Waiting for a man, a riverboat gambler

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 Said that he'd return tonight

 

 They used to waltz on the banks of the mighty mississippi

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 Loving the whole night through

 

 'til the riverboat gambler went off to make a killing

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 And bring it on back to you.

 

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 Evangeline, evangeline

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 Curses the soul of the mississippi queen

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 That pulled her man away.

 

 Bayou sam, from the south lousianne

 Had gambling in his veins

 Evangeline, from the maritimes(*)

 Was slowly going insane.

 

 High on the top of hickory hill

 She stands in the lightning and thunder

 Down on the river the boat was a-sinking

 She watched that queen go under