Band (The)
Evangeline
She stands on the banks of the mighty MississippiAlone in the pale moonlightWaiting for a man, a riverboat gamblerSaid that he'd return tonightThey used to waltz on the banks of the mighty MississippiLoving the whole night through'Til the riverboat gambler went off to make a killingAnd bring it on back to youEvangeline, EvangelineCurses the soul of the Mississippi queenThat pulled her man awayBayou Sam, from the south LousiannaHad gambling in his veinsEvangeline, from the maritimesWas slowly going insaneHigh on the top of hickory hillShe stands in the lightning and thunderDown on the river the boat was a-sinkingShe watched that queen go under
From Letras Mania