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 things might have been

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Big wheel keep on turning

Proud Mary keep on burning

Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river

Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis

Pumped a lot of pane down in New Orleans

But I never saw the good side of the city

Until I hitched a ride on a river boat queen

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Big wheel keep on turning

Proud Mary keep on burning

Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river

Rolling, rolling, rolling 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

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Big wheel keep on turning

Proud Mary keep on burning

Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river

Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river

Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river

Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river