Left a good job in the city A workin' for the man every night and day And I never lost a minute of sleep While worryin' 'bout the way Things might have been The big wheels keep on turnin' Proud Mary keeps on burnin' Rollin', rollin', Rollin' on the river. Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis Copped a lot of cane down in New Orleans But I never saw the good side of the city Till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen. The big wheels keep on turnin' Proud Mary keeps on burnin' Rollin', rollin', Rollin' on the river. If you come down to the river I bet you gonna find the people who live You don't have to worry if you have no money People on the river are happy to give The 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...