Lyrics:

[Chorus]
Well I taught the weeping willow how to cry
And I told the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
All the tears that I cried for that woman they're gonna flood you Big River
And I'm gonna sit right here until I die

[Verse 1]
Well I met her accidentally in St. Paul (Minnesota)
And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl
Then I heard my queen was back downstream cavortin' in Davenport
And I followed you, Big River, when you called

[Verse 2]
Then she took me to St. Louis later on (down the river)
A freighter said she's been here but she's gone, boy, she's gone
I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the block
She raised a few eyebrows and went on down alone

[Verse 3]
Why won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on
Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans
Go on, I've had enough; dump my blues down in the gulf
Hmm, she loves you, Big River, more than me

[Chorus]
Oh well I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry
And I told the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
Hmm, the tears that I cried for that woman they're gonna flood you Big River
And I'm gonna sit right here until I die