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