Big River

I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, big river And I'm gonna sit right here until I die I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl Then I heard my dream was back downstream cavortin' in Davenport And I followed you, big river, when she called Oh, she took me to St. Louis later on, down the river A freighter said she's been here, but she's gone, boy, she's gone An' I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the block Raised a few eyebrows, and went on down alone Well, I pulled into Natchez, next day down the river But there wasn't much there to make the rounders stay very long When I left, it was raining, so nobody saw me crying Big river, why she buried me this way? Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge? River Queen, roll it on Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans Go on, I've had enough Dump my blues down in the gulf She loves you, big river, more than me I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky And the tears I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, big river Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die