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 tane 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 rolllin yeah rollin rollin on the river rollin rollin yeah 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 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