Left a good job in the city, working for the man every night and day
   And I never lost a minute of sleeping worrying ‘bout the way things might have been
   Big wheel keep on turning, Proud Mary keep on burning
   Rollin’, rollin’, rollin on the river
   Rollin’, rollin’, rollin on the river
  
   Been a lot of places in Memphis, pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans
   But I never saw the good side of the city ‘til I hitched a ride on the riverboat queen
   Big wheel keep on turning, Proud Mary keep on burning
   Rollin’, rollin’, rollin on the river
   Rollin’, rollin’, rollin on the river
  
   Rollin’, rollin’, rollin on the river
   Rollin’, rollin’, rollin on the river
  
   Rollin’, rollin’, rollin on the river
   Rollin’, rollin’, rollin on the river
  
   If you come down to the river, bet you’re gonna find some people who live
   You don’t have to worry if you don’t have no money, people on the river are happy to give
   Big wheel keep on turning, Proud Mary keep on burning
   Rollin’, rollin’, rollin on the river
   Rollin’, rollin’, rollin on the river
  
   Big wheel keep on turning, Proud Mary she just keeps on burning
   Rollin’, rollin’, rollin on the river
   Rollin’, rollin’, rollin on the river
   Rollin’, rollin’, rollin on the river