Proud Mary

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 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