She stands on the banks of the mighty Mississippi
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Alone in the pale moonlight
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Waiting for a man, a riverboat gambler
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Said that he'd return tonight
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They used to waltz on the banks of the mighty Mississippi
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Loving the whole night through
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'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.
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Bayou Sam, from the South Lousianne
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Had gambling in his veins
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Evangeline, from the Maritimes
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Was slowly going insane.
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High on the top of Hickory Hill
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She stands in the lightning and thunder
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Down on the river the boat was a-sinking
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She watched that queen go under
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Evangeline
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Levon Helm |