Left a good job in the city
Working for the man both night and day
But I never lost a minute of sleep
Worrying 'bout the way things might have been

Big wheel, keep on turning
Proud Mary, keep on burning
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river

Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
I said I pumped a lot of tain in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of a city
Till I hitched a ride on a riverboat queen

Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
Rollin', rolling, rolling on the river

I said you know that I'm rolling, rolling
You know that I'm rolling' on the river

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Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
If you come down to the city, I said
I bet you gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry if you ain't got no money
People on the river that know how to give
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
Oh! Rollin', rolling, rolling on the river

You know I said that I'm rolling, rolling
I'm rolling on the river
No, Let's go on, Let's go on
And their rolling on the river
I gotta keep on turning, burning, and rolling down the river
Whoa! Rollin' rolling