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(robbie robertson) |
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She stands on the banks of the mighty mississippi |
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Alone in the pale moonlight |
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Waitin' 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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Lovin' the whole night through |
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He was a riverboat gambler off to make a killin' |
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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 south louisian' |
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Had gamblin' in his veins |
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Evangeline from the maritime |
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Was slowly goin' insane |
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High on the top of a 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 sinkin' |
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She watched that queen go under |
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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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Evangeline evangeline |
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Curses the soul of the mississippi queen |
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That pulled her man away |
