well i taught that weeping willow how to cry cry cry taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky tears i cried for that woman theyre gonna flood you big river hey i ma gonna sit right here until i die well i met her accidentally in st paul minnesota tore me up every time i heard her drawl that southern drawl well i heard my dream went back downstream cavorting in davenport so i followed you big river when you called taught that weeping willow how to cry cry cry taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky tears i cried for that woman are gonna flood you big river hey i m gonna sit right here until i die so i followed her down to st louie and later on down the river trader said she s been here but she s gone boy she s gone then i followed her down to memphis but she just walked off the bus raised a few eyebrows when she went on down alone taught that weeping willow how to cry cry cry taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky tears i cried for that woman theyre gonna flood you big river and i ma gonna sit right here until i die well i ve gotten on down to baton rouge river queen roll on take that woman down to new orleans new orleans i give up cause i ve had enough followed my blues on down to the gulf she loves you big river more than me  i taught that weeping willow how to cry cry cry taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky tears i cried for that woman theyre gonna flood you big river hey i ma gonna sit right here until i die well i taught that weeping willow how to cry cry cry taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky tears i cried for that woman theyre gonna flood you big river hey i ma gonna sit right here until i die and i ma gonna sit right here until i die i ma gonna sit right here until i die