Left a good job in the city

Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day

And I never lost one minute of sleepin'

Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been

Big wheel keep on turnin'

Proud Mary keep 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 river boat queen

Big wheel keep on turnin'

Proud Mary keep on burnin'

Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river

Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river

If you come down to the river

Bet you gonna find some people who live

no money

no money

People on the river are happy to give

Big wheel keep on turnin'

Proud Mary keep 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

Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river