Left a good job in the city
Workin' for the man every night and day
But I never lost one minute of sleep
And I was worryin' 'bout the way the things might have been
Big wheels keep on turnin'
Oh, the proud Mary keep on burnin'
Rollin', rollin', yeah, rollin' on the river
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
And I pumped a lot of pane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
Big wheels keep on turnin'
Oh, the proud Mary keep on burnin'
Rollin', rollin', yeah, rollin' on the river
Said you rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
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I left a good job in the city
Workin' for the man every night and day
But I never lost one minute of sleep
And worryin' 'bout the way the things might have been
Big wheels keep on turnin'
Oh, the proud Mary keep on burnin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Too-too-too-too-too-too-too-too-too
♪
Well, I cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
And I pumped a lot of pane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
Big wheels keep on turnin'
Oh, the proud Mary keep on burnin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Too-too-too-too-too-too-too-too-too
♪
If you come down to the river
I bet you 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
The big wheels keep on turnin'
Oh, the proud Mary keep on burnin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Too-too-too-too-too-too-too-too-too