Looking for a job in the city
Working for a man every night and day
And i never lost a minute of sleeping
Worrying about the way the things might have been

Big wheel keep on turning
Proud mary keep on burning
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river

Ain't a lot of plates in memphis
And pumped a lot of pain down in new orleans
But i never saw the good side of a city
Did i hitched a ride on the riverboat queen

Big wheel keep on turning
Proud mary keep on burning
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river

Looking for a job in the city
Working for a man every night and day
And i never lost a minute of sleeping
Worrying about the way the things might have been

Big wheel keep on turning
Proud mary keep on burning
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river

Ain't a lot of plates in memphis
And pumped a lot of pain down in new orleans
And i never lost a minute of sleeping
Worrying about the way the things might have been

Big wheel keep on turning
Proud mary keep on burning
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river

Big wheel keep on turning
Proud mary keep on burning
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river