transcribed by Dave Dube Sr. 
written by Bob McDill and Carson Chamberlain 
 
Intro      A      E      E      A 

A                          E 
She's been here workin all summer long 
E                              A 
Pumping gas for the boats at the Copely Block 
A                               E 
She's so brown from being in the sun all day 
               E7 
Boys from town hang around her paPA's place 
 

A                         E 
Hey, you can see her at the boat dock 
                         A 
Walkin up the pier in her flip flops 
                     E 
Tying up lines to her tank top 
                        A 
Dipping for bait in the bait shop 
D                                             A 
Everyboy around would like to say that girl's mine 
E 
Summer's gonna end I know it 
E 
Oh were gonna miss you so  
E                             A 
Wish you didn't have to go ..Evangeline  
 
Verse2 
A                                E 
Won't be long, she'll being going back to school 
                         A 
Going home, all the way to Baton Rouge 
                                           E 
Her paPa, says he'll get along the best he can 
                      E7 
And all the boys will be so brokenhearted again 
 
Till the summer again 
 
Repeat Chorus 
E                         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