Rollin', rollin', rollin' on a river (This one's for you Artie) Left a good job in the city Workin' for the man every night and day And I never lost one minute of sleep'n I was worryin' about the way things might have been Big wheel keep on turnin' Uh the Proud Mary keep on burnin' And we're rollin' (rollin') Rollin' yeah (rollin'), rollin' on the river (oh rollin' on the river) Said we're rollin' (rollin'), rollin' (rollin'), rollin' on the river (rollin' on the river) So I left a good job in the city Workin' for the man every night and day And I never lost one minute of sleep'n Worryin' about the way things might have been Big wheel keep on turnin' (turnin') Proud Mary keep on burnin' (burnin') Rollin' (rollin'), rollin' (yeah), rollin' on the river (rollin' on the river) Rollin' (rollin'), rollin' (yeah), rollin' on the river Dub do do do Dub do do do Dub do do do Ba dap ba yeah Ba dap ba yeah Ba dap bap bap bap bap ba da dap yeah! Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis yall (Memphis yall) Pumped a lot of tane down in New Orleans (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' (turnin') Proud Mary keep on burnin' (burnin') Rollin' (rollin'), rollin' (rollin'), rollin' on the river (rollin' on the river) Rollin' (yeah), rollin' (rollin'), rollin' on the river (rollin' on the river) Dub do do do Dub do do do Dub do do do Ba dap ba yeah Ba dap ba yeah Ba dap bap bap bap bap ba da dap yeah! If you come down to the river (do do do) Bet'cha gonna find some people who live (do do do) You don't have to worry if you have no money People on the river are happy to give Big wheel keep on turnin' (on turnin') Proud Mary keep on burnin' (burnin') Rollin', rollin' (rollin'), rollin' on the river (rollin' on the river) Rollin', rollin' (yeah), rollin' on the river (rollin' on the river) Dub do do do Dub do do do Dub do do do Ba dap ba yeah Ba dap ba yeah Ba dap bap bap bap bap ba da dap yeah! Rollin' (rollin'), rollin' (rollin'), rollin' on a river (rollin' on a river) Rollin' (rollin'), rollin' (yeah), rollin' on a river (rollin' on a river) Ba dap ba yeah Ba dap ba yeah Ba dap bap bap bap bap ba da dap yeah!