[Intro]
G D
[Strophe]
    G 
She stands on the banks of the mighty Mississippi 
                      D     D7 
Alone in the pale moonlight 
D 
Waiting for a man, a riverboat gambler 
                 D7     G 
Said that he'd return tonight
[Strophe]
             G 
They used to waltz on the banks of the mighty Mississippi 
                       D      D7 
Loving the whole night through 
D 
Til the riverboat gambler went off to make a killing 
                D7       G 
And bring it on home to you
[Refrain]
 C           G 
Evangeline, Evangeline 
D                      G 
Curses the soul of the Mississippi queen 
     D          D7   G 
That pulled her man away
[Strophe]
G 
Bayou Sam, from the South Louisian 
                    D    D7 
Had gambling in his veins 
 D 
Evangeline, from the Maritimes 
           D7      G 
Was slowly going insane
[Strophe]
    G 
She stands on the top of Hickory Hill 
                                D      D7 
She stands in the lightning and thunder 
D 
Down on the river the boat was a-sinking 
                 D7       G 
She watched that queen go under
[Refrain]
C           G 
Evangeline, Evangeline 
D                      G 
Curses the soul of the Mississippi queen 
     D          D7   G 
That pulled her man away . . . .