[Basses in brackets and bold]
[SLOWLY]
Left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
Worrying 'bout the way that things might have been
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
And we're rollin', (rollin')
Rollin' (rollin')
Rollin' on the river
(rollin' on the river)
Rollin' (rollin')
Rollin' on the river
(rollin' on the river) [SLOW DOWN]
[FAST INTRO]
Left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
Worrying 'bout the way that things might have been
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
And we're rollin', (rollin')
Rollin' (rollin')
Rollin' on the river
(rollin' on the river)
Rollin' (rollin')
Rollin' on the river
(rollin' on the river)
River, doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo
[instrumental]
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 the riverboat queen
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
And we're rollin', (rollin')
Rollin' (rollin')
Rollin' on the river
(rollin' on the river)
Rollin' (rollin')
Rollin' on the river
(rollin' on the river)
River, doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo
[instrumental]
If you come down to the river
I bet you going to find some people who live
You don't have to worry if you got no money
People on the river are happy to give
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
And we're rollin', (rollin')
Rollin' (rollin')
Rollin' on the river
(rollin' on the river)
Rollin' (rollin')
Rollin' on the river
(rollin' on the river)
And we're rollin', (rollin')
Rollin' (rollin')
Rollin' on the river
(rollin' on the river)
Rollin' (rollin')
Rollin' on the river
(rollin' on the river)
River, doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo
[instrumental]
[Rapturous applause....!]