transcribed by Dave Dube Sr. 
written by Bob McDill and Carson Chamberlain 
 
Intro      A5      E5      E5      A5 

A5                          E5 
She's been here workin all summer long 
E5                              A5 
Pumping gas for the boats at the Copely Block 
A5                               E5 
She's so brown from being in the sun all day 
               E5 
Boys from town hang around her paPA's place 
 

A5                         E5 
Hey, you can see her at the boat dock 
                         A5 
Walkin up the pier in her flip flops 
                     E5 
Tying up lines to her tank top 
                        A5 
Dipping for bait in the bait shop 
D5                                             A5 
Everyboy around would like to say that girl's mine 
E5 
Summer's gonna end I know it 
E5 
Oh were gonna miss you so  
E5                             A5 
Wish you didn't have to go ..Evangeline  
 
Verse2 
A5                                E5 
Won't be long, she'll being going back to school 
                         A5 
Going home, all the way to Baton Rouge 
                                           E5 
Her paPa, says he'll get along the best he can 
                      E5 
And all the boys will be so brokenhearted again 
 
Till the summer again 
 
Repeat Chorus 
E5                         A?
Wish you didn't have to go Evangeline  
     E A D G B E 
+E7  x022130 
*Breaks for leads are same as intro 
*rythym is a cajun style playing bass notes than high notes in pairs of 
two in alternating fashion 
 
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records