left a good job in the city workin' for the man every night and day haven't ever lost one minute of sleeping worried about the way things might have been
been a lot of places down in memphis i umped a lot of babes down in new orleans had a lot of shots at good times in the city till i hitched a ride on a river bout queen
a big wheel keeps on turnin' proud mary keeps on burnin', rollin', rollin' rollin' on a river rollin, rollin, rollin on a river
if you come down to the river i betcha you're gonna find some people who live you don't have to worry 'cause you have no money people along 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