Evangeline Lyrics

Evangeline
My first lady,
She wears satin gloves
Since her hands got dirty 

She travels here
She travels there . . .
She's on the "A" list 
Everywhere 

I can't take it anymore
If she calls back, 
Tell her I went uptown to the downtown store 

Evangeline
With her lips like curtains,
But you best know
And it's for certain 

With all her monies
You and I got none
She's got a satin pillow
Covering her pearly gun 

I can't take it anymore
If she calls back, 
Tell her I went down to the liquor store 

Refrain
She's a diver
And the ladder's getting taller
She's a diver
And the pool is getting smaller
If she takes one more step higher
Then the water will turn to fire 

All our monies was all that held her
She should learn to respect her elders 

Her boys grab your hands
Her boys lift your feet 

Lord, my whole building is out in the street 

I can't take it anymore
If she calls back, 
Tell her I went uptown to the downtown store 

(Repeat Refrain) 


Copyright Earl McGrath Music/Jim Carroll Music, ASCAP/Missing Finger Music, BMI
(1982)