Big River

Now, I taught the weeping willow how to cry

And I showed the clouds how to cover up the clear blue sky

The tears I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, big river

And I'm a-gonna sit right here until I die

I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota

And she tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl

Then I heard my dream went back downstream cavortin' in Davenport

And I followed you, big river, when you called

Then you 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

I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the block

She raised a few eyebrows and went on down alone

Now, won't you bag her down to Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on

Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans

Go on, I've had enough, left my blues down in the gulf

She loves you, big river, more than me

Now, I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry

And I showed the clouds how to cover up the clear blue sky

The tears I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, big river

And I'm a-gonna sit right here until I die