Left a good job in the city
Workin´ for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin´
Worrying ´bout the way things might have been

Big wheels keep on turnin´
Proud Mary keeps on burnin´
Rollin´, rollin´, rollin´on the 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
´Til I hitched a ride on a riverboat-queen

Big wheels keep on turnin´
Proud Mary keeps on burnin´
Rollin´, rollin´, rollin´on the river

Big wheels keep on turnin´
Proud Mary keeps on burnin´
Rollin´, rollin´, rollin´on the river

If you come down to the river
Bet you gonna find some people who live
You don´t have to worry, well you have no money
People on the river are happy to give

Big wheels keep on turnin´
Proud Mary keeps on burnin´
Rollin´, rollin´, rollin´on the river

Rollin´, rollin´, rollin´ on the river
Rollin´, rollin´, rollin´ on the river
Rollin´, rollin´, rollin´ on the river