Left a good job
In the city
Working for the man
Every night and day
And I never lost
One minute
Of sleepin'
Worrying 'bout
The way things
Might have been
Big wheels
Keep on turnin'
Proud Mary
Keep on burnin'
Rollin' rollin'
Rollin' on a river
Cleaned a lot of
Plates in Memphis
Pumped a lot of pain
Down in New Orleans
But I never saw
The good side
Of a city
Till I hitched
A ride on a
Riverboat Queen
Big wheels
Keep on turnin'
Proud Mary
Keep on burnin'
Rollin' rollin'
Rollin' on a river
Rollin' rollin'
Rollin' on a river
If you come down
To the river
Betcha gonna find
Some people who live
You don't
Have to worry
Though you have
No money
People on the river
Are happy to give
Big wheels
Keep on turnin'
Proud Mary
Keep on burnin'
Rollin' rollin'
Rollin' on a river
Rollin' rollin'
Rollin' on a river
Rollin' rollin'
Rollin' on a river