Lyrics
Evangeline is on the roam
Evangeline is traveling or wandering.
Just barely seventeen
She is just seventeen years old.
When she left home
Left her home at a young age.
Don't know where she is
Her current location is unknown.
Or where she's going
Uncertain about her destination.
She is the queen of make believe, Evangeline
She is imaginative and creates her own reality; she is the queen of make-believe.
I can still remember this little girl
Recollection of Evangeline as a little girl.
Black eyes just staring
Her intense gaze at the world with black eyes.
At this big old world
Her departure into the vast world.
Ran off to find some American dream
She left to pursue the American dream.
Train ticket in one hand
Holding a train ticket in one hand.
In her new blue jeans
Wearing new blue jeans.
Evangeline is on the roam
Reiteration of Evangeline's roaming.
Just barely seventeen
Still a teenager when she left.
When she left home
Reference to her departure from home.
Don't know where she is
Her whereabouts are unknown.
Or where she's going
Uncertainty about her future path.
She is the queen of make believe, Evangeline
Emphasizing her imaginative and make-believe nature.
She went out dancin' on a Saturday night
Describing Evangeline dancing on a Saturday night.
Silk stockings and high heels
Details about her attire: silk stockings and high heels.
Blue liner on her eyes
Mention of blue liner on her eyes.
But on Sunday morning she's all alone
Alone on Sunday morning after the night out.
Head lying on the nightstand
Her head resting on the nightstand.
By the telephone
A phone by her side, suggesting a sense of waiting.
Evangeline is on the roam
Repetition of Evangeline's roaming.
Just barely seventeen
Confirmation of her young age when she left.
When she left home
Reiteration of her departure from home.
Don't know where she is
Continued uncertainty about her location.
Or where she's going
Continued uncertainty about her destination.
She is the queen of make believe, Evangeline
Reaffirmation of her make-believe persona.
She is the queen of make believe, Evangeline
Reiteration of Evangeline's imaginative nature.
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