Left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
But I never lost one minute of sleeping
Worrying about the way things may have been
Big will keep on churning
Proud Mary keep on burning
Rolling, rolling,
rolling on the river
Rolling,
rolling,
rolling on the river
Do-ba-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Yeah!
I've played through Memphis Pound a lot of tank down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Till I catch a ride on the river Port Queen
Big will keep on churning Proud Mary keep on burning
Rolling,
rolling,
rolling on the river Rolling,
rolling,
rolling on the river
Yeah!
Last a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
If you go down to the river
You're gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry
Cause you have no money
People on the river happy to give
Big will keep on churning
Proud Mary keep on burning Rolling,
rolling, rolling on the river
Rolling,
rolling,
rolling on the river Do-ba-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do-do
Oh!
Yeah!
Woo!
If you go down to the river Bet
you're gonna find some people who live
Rolling, rolling,
rolling on the river Rolling,
rolling,
rolling on the river
Rolling, rolling,
rolling on the river Rowling,
rowling,
rowling on the river
Rolling on the river! Yeah!
Woo!