Left a good job in the city
Workin’ for the man every night and day
And I never lost a minute of sleepin’
Worryin’ ’bout the way things might have been
Big wheels keep on turnin’
Proud Mary keep on burnin’
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on a river
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
Pumped a lot of pane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
‘Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
Good wheels keep on turnin’
Proud Mary keep on burnin’
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ on a river
