Verse 1 Left a good job in the city Workin' for the man every night and day I never lost one minute of sleeping And I was worried about the way things might have been Chorous Big wheel Keep on turnin Proud Mary keep on burnin' And we're rollin' Rollin, rollin, rollin on the river Say we're rollin, Rollin, Rollin on the river River do, do, River do, do, do Alright Yeah! Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis And I pumped a lot of tanks down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city until I hitched A ride on the river boat Queen Chorus Do verse 1 and two faster and add verse 3 Verse 3 If you come down to the river I betcha you're gonna find some people who live You don't have to worry If you got no money The people on the river are happy to give I said a big wheel keeps on turnin' Proud Mary keeps on burnin', rollin', rollin' Rollin' on a river Rollin', rollin', rollin' on a river