Left a good job in the city Working for the man every night and day And I never lost one minute of sleeping Worrying 'bout the way things might have been Big wheel keeps on Turin' Proud Mary keeps on burning Rollin', rolling, rolling on the river Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis Pumped a lot of tain 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 keeps on turning Proud Mary keeps on burning Rollin', rolling, rolling on the river (2x) If you come down to the river Bet you gonna find some people who live You don't have to worry 'cause you have [if you got] no money People on the river are happy to give Big wheel keeps on Turin' Proud Mary keeps on burning Rollin', rolling, rolling on the river (2x) Rollin', rolling, rolling on the river (3x)