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

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

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

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
River do, do, River do, do, do