Left a good job in the city Workin' for the man ev'ry 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 'Til i hitched a ride on a river boat queen Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud mary keep on burnin' Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Big wheel keep on turnin' Proud mary keep on burnin' 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