H: Left a good job in the city Working for the man every night and day Haven't ever lost one minute of sleeping Worried about the way things might have been L: Big wheel keeps on turning Proud Mary keeps on burning, Rollin', rollin', Rollin' on a river Obě: Rollin', rollin', rollin' on a river L: What a say Singing a one time H: Rollin' on a river L: Left a good job in the city Workin' for the man every night and day H: Haven't ever lost one minute of sleeping Worried about the way things might have been L: Big wheel keeps on turnin' H: Proud Mary keeps on burnin' Obě: rollin', rollin' rollin' on a river Rollin, rollin, rollin on a river L: Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis Pumped a lot of tane down in New Orleans
H: But I never saw the good side of the city Till I hitched a ride on a riverboat queen L: Big wheel keep on turning H: Proud mary keep on burning L: rolling, H: rolling, L: rolling, H: rolling Obě: Rolling on the river Obě: rolling, H: rolling, Obě: rolling, H: rolling Obě: Rolling on the river L: Say aaa H: aaaa L: yeah H: he hey L: If you come down to the river I bet you gonna find some people who live H: You don't have to worry if you got no money People on the river are happy to give L: Big wheel keeps on turning H: Proud mary keeps on burning L: rolling, H: rolling, L: rolling, H: rolling Obě: Rolling on the river Obě: rolling, H: rolling, Obě: rolling, H: rolling Obě: Rolling on the river