"Evangeline" lyrics

I fell in love with a border girl
Her daddy had more money than the whole wide world
I could tell from the get go he wasn't singing my song
He pulled me aside and said it's time for me to move along

And let her down easy
Let her go softly
Don't keep her on your trail, I know your story well
You're a dog you're a sinner
And you remind me of me
But one thing you ain't ever gonna have is Evangeline

I was head over heels, for a rodeo Queen
I'd sit and watch her sparkle and shine like a dream
But I learned the hard way ain't everything what it seems
I bit off more than I could chew in the rodeo scene

So I let her down easy
I let her go softly
I don't keep her on my trail I know that story well
Yea I'm a dog I'm a sinner
I'm a lot of other things
But I know now I ain't got the money for a rodeo Queen

I settled down with a farmer's daughter
But that don't mean she didn't have to fight off another
She came in hot and said I'm your only missus
I could tell by the look in her loving eyes that she meant business

So I let her down easy
I let her go so softly
I don't keep her on my trail I know that story well
Yea I'm a dog I'm a sinner
I'm a lot of other things
Yo look at me now I'm actin' like the father of Evangeline