Band The The Last Waltz Lyrics

The Last Waltz Lyrics

(robbie:)

 "were gonna try a song we never played before... uh, we put

 Together kinda for the occasion.  its called 'the last waltz.'"

 

 (rick:)

 She stands on the banks of the mighty mississippi

 Holding a lantern light

 Waitin' for a man who's a riverboat gambler

 He said he'd return tonight

 

 (levon:)

 They used to waltz on the banks of the mighty mississippi

 [unintelligible; doesn't sound like "loving"] the whole night
through

 The riverboat gambler went off to make a killin'

 And bring it on back to you

 

 Evangeline, evangeline, curses the soul of the mississippi queen

 That pulled her man away

 

 (rick:)

 Now, bayou sam from south lousianne

 Had gamblin' in his veins

 And mama moo (??) who loves only you

 Why do ya cause her such pain?

 

 (levon:)

 She went to the top of hickory hill

 Stand in the lightnin' and thunder

 Riverboat, it was sinkin?she watched that boat go under

 

 Evangeline, evangeline, curses the soul of the mississippi queen

 That pulled her man away

 

 (robbie & richard:)

 

 The last of november

 Leaves on the ground

 It's hard to remember

 What city, what town (what town)

 So many roads

 Mothered (?) in stone

 Surrounded by bones

 It feels so alone

 

 The last waltz, the last waltz

 The last waltz with you

 Dont mean the last dance is over

 The last waltz, the last waltz

 The last waltz was through