Left a good job in the city
Workin' for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
And I was worried about the way things might have been

Big wheels keep on turnin
Proud mary keeps on burnin'
And we're rollin'
Rollin, rollin, rollin on the river

Cleaned a lot of plates in memphis
And I pumped a lot of tanks down in new orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city until I hitched
A ride on the river boat queen

Left a good job in the city
Workin' for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
And I was worried about the way things might have been

Big wheels keep on turnin
Proud mary keeps on burnin'
And we're rollin'
Rollin, rollin, rollin on the river

Cleaned a lot of plates in memphis
And I pumped a lot of tanks down in new orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city until I hitched
A ride on the river boat queen

If you come down to the river
I betcha you're 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

I said a big wheel keeps on turnin'
Proud mary keeps on burnin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin' on a river
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on a river