I left a good job in the city Workin' for the man every night and day And I haven't lost one minute of sleep And I worry about the way that thing might've been You know that it will keep on turnin' Cry a little, baby, keep on burnin' And we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river I cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis Pumped a lot of chain down in New Orleans But I never saw the good side of the city Did I hitch the ride on the river? You know that it will keep on turnin' Cry a little, baby, keep on burnin' And we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river I left a good job in the city Workin' for the man every night and day And I haven't lost one minute of sleep And I worry about the way that thing might've been You know that it will keep on turnin' Cry a little, baby, keep on burnin' And we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river The river, do-do-do, do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do All right, yeah, hey, yeah, whoo And when you come down to the river I bet you're gonna find some new love And you don't need to worry if you got no money The people on the river are happy to give That will keep on turnin' And the cry, baby, keep on burnin' And we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river I said we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river The river, do-do-do, do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do All right, yeah, hey, yeah, whoo