Looking for a job in the city

working for a man every night and day

and i never lost a minute of sleeping

worrying about the way the things might have been


big wheel keep on turning

proud mary keep on burning

rolling, rolling, rolling on the river


ain't a lot of plates in memphis

and pumped a lot of pain down in new orleans

but i never saw the good side of a city

did i hitched a ride on the riverboat queen


big wheel keep on turning

proud mary keep on burning

rolling, rolling, rolling on the river

rolling, rolling, rolling on the river


looking for a job in the city

working for a man every night and day

and i never lost a minute of sleeping

worrying about the way the things might have been


big wheel keep on turning

proud mary keep on burning

rolling, rolling, rolling on the river

rolling, rolling, rolling on the river


ain't a lot of plates in memphis

and pumped a lot of pain down in new orleans

and i never lost a minute of sleeping

worrying about the way the things might have been


big wheel keep on turning

proud mary keep on burning

rolling, rolling, rolling on the river

rolling, rolling, rolling on the river


big wheel keep on turning

proud mary keep on burning

rolling, rolling, rolling on the river

rolling, rolling, rolling on the river