Listen to Big River (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990) by Highwaymen

Big River (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990)

Highwaymen

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The Highwaymen - Big River (American Outlaws: Live at Nassau Coliseum, 1990)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Highwaymen

Performer

Willie Nelson

Performer

Johnny Cash

Performer

Waylon Jennings

Waylon Jennings

Performer

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Performer

Reggie Young

Guitar

J.R. Cobb

Guitar

Bobby Emmons

Keyboards

Bobby Wood

Keyboards

Danny Timms

Keyboards

Mickey Raphael

Harmonica

Robby Turner

Steel Guitar

Mike Leech

Bass

Gene Chrisman

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Johnny Cash

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Chips Moman

Producer

Tony Castle

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry

And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky

And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, big river

And I'm gonna sit right here until I die

I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota

And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl

Then I heard my dream went back downstream, cavorting in Davenport

And I followed you, big river, when you called

Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river

A freighter said she's been here, but she's gone, boy, she's gone

I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the bluff

She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone

Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on

Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans

Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues down in the Gulf

She loves you, big river, more than me

Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry

And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky

And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, big river

And I'm gonna sit right here until I die

Written by: Johnny Cash

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