Evangeline Lyrics & Chords By Robin Guthrie

There's a silver stream laid across the sky And the city lifts up its arms to it As I wait for you, Evangeline Yes, my eyes have seen your unselfishness And my fingers touched...read more

She's speaking like a gibbering foreigner Got a cripple in her clutches Seems to float like a gaudy angel on strings Over wheel chairs and crutches I came to check it out, have...read more

She came from heaven, well there's no point belaboring that I've seen some trouble and I must admit that I'm in demand I confront rejection with magnetic good intentions...read more

She stands on the banks of the mighty Mississippi Alone in the pale moonlight Waiting for a man, a riverboat gambler Said that he'd return tonight They used to waltz on the...read more

Evangeline She's on her own Just barely seventeen When she left home Don't know where she's been Or where she's going She is the queen of make-believe Evangeline...read more