(Intro)

She stands on the banks of the mighty Mississippi

Alone in the pale moonlight

Waiting for a man, a riverboat gambler

Said that he'd return tonight

They used to waltz on the banks of the mighty Mississippi

Loving the whole night through

'Til the riverboat gambler went off to make a killing

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