Lyrics:

(spoken)
You know, every now and then, I think you might like to hear something from us nice and easy
But there's just one thing
You see we never ever do nothin' nice and easy
We always do it nice and rough
And we're gonna take the beginning of this song and do it easy
But then we're gonna do the finish rough
The way we do Proud Mary

(sing)
And we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on a river

(spoken)
Listen to the story

(sing)
Left a good job in the city
Workin' for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
I was worryin' 'bout the way things might have been

Big wheel keep on turnin'
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
And we're rollin', rollin' yeah, rollin' on a river

Cleaned a lotta plates in Memphis
Pumped a lot of 'tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Until I hitched a ride on a Riverboat Queen

Big wheel keep on turnin'
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
And we're rollin', rollin' yeah, rollin' on a river
Said we're rollin', rollin' yeah, rollin' on a river ... the river

Oh I 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 a river
Said we're rollin', we're rollin', rollin' on a river

River doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo, alright!



Oh I cleaned a lotta plates in Memphis
And I pumped a lotta 'tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of a city
'til I hitched the ride on the Riverboat Queen

Big wheel keep on turnin'
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
And we're rollin', said we're rollin', we're rollin' on a river
I tell you we're rollin', rollin', we're rollin' on a river

River doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo, alright!

Yeah hooooo
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Wooooo!

If you come down to the river
I'll bet you're gonna find some people who live
And you don't have to worry if you got no money
People on the river are happy to give

Big wheel keep on turnin'
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
And we're rollin', said we're rollin', now we're rollin' on a river
Tell me one more time
Rollin' yeah, rollin' alright, rollin' on a river

Oooh yeah river doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo
doo doo doo doo yeah, alright, alright!

Woh yeah well alright now
We're rollin', yeah rollin', we're rollin' on a river
Said we're rollin' oh, rollin' yeah, rollin' on a river
I tell you we're rollin', we're rollin, we're rollin on a river

Yeah! Alright! Uh huh!