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