Left a good job in the city

Working for the man every night and day

And I never lost a minute of sleepin'

Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been

Big wheel keep on turning

Proud Mary keep on burning

Rolling, rolling, rolling on a river

Cleaned alot of plates in Memphis

Pumped alot of pain 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 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 'cause you got no money

People on the river are happy to give

Big wheel keep on turning

Proud Mary keep on burning

Rolling, rolling, rolling on a river