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 tain 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 

If you come down to the river 
Bet you gonna find some people who live 
You don´t have to worry ´cause you have [if you got] no money 
People on the river are happy to give 

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