The Band The Last Waltz Refrain lyrics

{We're gonna try a song we never played before
We put together kinda for the occasion
It's called 'The last waltz'}

She stands on the banks of the mighty Mississippi
Holding a lantern light
Waitin' for a man who's a riverboat gambler
He said he'd return tonight

They used to waltz on the banks of the mighty Mississippi
[Unverified] the whole night through
The riverboat gambler went off to make a killin'
And bring it on back to you

Evangeline, Evangeline
Curses the soul of the Mississippi Queen
That pulled her man away

Now, Bayou Sam from South Lousianne
Had gamblin' in his veins
And Mama Moo [unverified] who loves only you
Why do ya cause her such pain?


She went to the top of Hickory Hill
Stand in the lightnin' and thunder
Riverboat, it was sinkin'
She watched that boat go under

Evangeline, Evangeline
Curses the soul of the Mississippi Queen
That pulled her man away

The last of November leaves on the ground
It's hard to remember what city, what town
(What town)
So many roads mothered [unverified] in stone
Surrounded by bones, it feels so alone

The last waltz, the last waltz, the last waltz with you
Don't mean the last dance is over
The last waltz, the last waltz, the last waltz was through
But that don't really mean that the party's over