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
A big wheel keeps on turnin'
Proud Mary keeps 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 the city
Until I hitched a ride on a
river boat queen
A big wheel keeps on turnin'
Proud Mary keeps on burnin'
Rolling rolling rolling
on the river
Rolling rolling rolling
on the river
If you come down to the river
Bet you gonna find
some people who live
You don't have to worry 'cause
you have no money
People on the river are
happy to give
A big wheel keeps on turnin'
Proud Mary keeps on burnin'
Rolling rolling rolling
on the river
Rolling rolling rolling
on the river
Rolling rolling rolling
on the river
Rolling rolling rolling
on the river