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
So 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
Yeah 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
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
