I left a good job in the city Working for the man every night and day And I never lost one minute of sleeping worrying 'bout the way things might have been
Big wheel keep on turning Oh the proud mary keep on burning And we’re rolling, rolling Rolling on the river
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis Pumped a lot of tane down in New Orleans But I never saw the good side of the city Until I hitched a ride on a riverboat queen
Big wheel keep on turning Oh the proud mary keep on burning And we’re rolling, rolling yeah Rolling on the river [repeat song from here once]
If you come down to the river I bet you gonna find some people who live You don’t have to worry if you got no money People on the river are happy to give
Big wheel keep on turning Proud mary keep on burning And we're rolling, rolling Rolling on the river