Emmylou Harris

^Eb She stands on the banks of the mighty Mississippi
Alone in the pale ^Bb moonlight
^Bb Waitin' for a man, a riverboat gambler
Said that he'd return ^Eb tonight
They used to waltz on the banks of the mighty Mississippi
Lovin' the whole night ^Bb through
^Bb He was a riverboat gambler off to make a killin'
And bring it on back to ^Eb you
^Ab Evangeline ^Eb Evangeline
^Bb Curses the soul of the ^Eb Mississippi Queen
That ^Bb pulled her man ^Eb away
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^Eb Bayou Sam from South Louisian'
Had gamblin' in his ^Bb veins
Evangeline from the maritime
Was slowly goin' ^Eb insane
High on the top of a Hickory Hill
She stands in the lightning and t ^Bb hunder
Down on the river the boat was a sinkin'
She watched that Queen go ^Eb under
^Ab Evangeline ^Eb Evangeline
^Bb Curses the soul of the ^Eb Mississippi Queen
That ^Bb pulled her man ^Eb away
^Ab Evangeline ^Eb Evangeline
^Bb Curses the soul of the ^Eb Mississippi Queen
That ^Bb pulled her man ^Eb away
Copyright Medicine Hat Music(ASCAP)
Warner Brothers Records 1981
From The Emmylou Harris "Evangeline" LP