You know, every now and then I think you might like to hear

Somethin' from us, nice and easy

There's just one thing you see

We never, ever do nothin' nice and easy

We always do it nice and rough

But we're gonna take the beginning of this song and do it easy

But then we're gonna do the finish rough

That's the way we do Proud Mary

And we're rolling (Ooh), rolling (Ooh), rolling on the river

Listen to the story

Left a good job in the city (Down in the city)

(And I was) Worryin' about the way that things might have been

(You know that) Big wheel keep on turnin

Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis

(You know I) And I pumped a lot of 'pane down in New Orleans

But I never saw the good side of that city until I hitched

(You know the) Big wheel keep on turnin'

Said we're rollin' (Rollin')

I left a good job in the city

Worryin' about the way things might have been

Rollin'

Said we're rollin'

Oh I cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis

And I pumped a lot of 'pane down in New Orleans

But I never saw the good side of the city until I hitched

Said we're rollin', we're rollin' on the river

I tell ya we're rollin'

Rollin', we're rollin' on the river

Alright, yeah

Ooh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

If you come down to the river

I betcha you're gonna find some people who live

And you don't have to worry

If you got no money

People on the river are happy to give

And we're rollin' on a river

Tell me one more time

Rollin' (Yeah)

Rollin' (Alright)

Rollin' on the river (Ooh yeah)

Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river (Yeah, alright now)

We're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

Said we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

I tell you we're rollin', we're rollin', we're rollin' on the river

Yeah, alright, uh-huh