Left a job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
Then I never lost one minute of sleep
When worry'n'bout the way things have been.

Big wheels keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
Rolling, rolling, rolling on a river.

Seen a lot of places in Memphis
Hopped a lot of trains down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of a city
Till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen.

Big wheels keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
Rolling, rolling, rolling on a river.

If you come down to the river
Bet you gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry if you got no money
People on the river are happy to give.

Big wheels keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
Rolling, rolling, rolling on a river.