Said left a job in the city
Said workin' for a man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
Worryin' 'bout the way it might have been
Big wheels keep on turnin'
Said Proud Mary keep on burnin', child
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Said been a lot of places in Memphis
Said pumped a lot of trees down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
Big wheels keep on turnin'
Said Proud Mary keep on burnin', child
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Said if you come down to the river
Said bet you gonna find some people who live, child
You don't have to worry, they don't have no money
People on the river happy to give, child
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Said Proud Mary keep on burnin', child
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Yes, I said rollin, rollin', rollin' on the river
Keep on burnin', child
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Get it, yeah
I said rollin'