(words and music by John C. Fogerty)



Left a good job in the city  

workin' for The Man every 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 Until I hitched a ride on a river boat queen

Big wheel keep on turnin'...

Rollin`,..

[ guitar ]



If you come down to the river  

Bet you gonna find some people who live

You don't have to worry 

`cause you have no money 

people on the river are happy to give



Big wheel keep on turnin'...

Rollin' rollin' rollin' on the river