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 Chorus: 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 (Chorus) Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river 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