Left a good job in the city (c'mon y'all)

Workin' for the man every night and day

And I never lost one minute of sleep

And I was worried about the way things might have been



Big wheel keep on turnin'

Proud Mary keep on burnin'

And we're rolling, rolling yeah

Rolling on a river



Well I cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis, yeah

Pumped a lot of tanks in New Orleans

But I never saw the good side of the city

Till I hitched a ride on the river boat Queen



Big wheel keep on turning

Proud Mary keep on burning

And we're rolling, rolling, yeah

Rolling on a river (c'mon y'all)



Rolling, yeah, rolling, yeah

Rolling on a river

River doo doo doo

Doo doo doo doo

Doo doo doo



Hey, alright, hey hey hey hey hey