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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ike & Tina Turner
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Fogerty
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ike & Tina Turner
Producer
Brent Maher
Engineer
Sweet
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Left a good job down in the city
Working for the man every night and day
But I never lost one minute of sleeping
I was worrying 'bout the way that things might have been
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
And we're rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
[Verse 1]
Left a good job in the city (Down in the city)
Working for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
I was worrying 'bout the way that things might have been
[Chorus]
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Oh, the Proud Mary keep on burnin'
And we're rollin', rollin', yeah (Rollin', rollin')
Rollin' on the river (Rollin' on the river)
[Verse 2]
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
And I pumped a lot of 'tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Until I hitched a ride on the riverboat queen
[Chorus]
You know the big wheel keep on turnin'
Ooh, the Proud Mary keep on burnin'
And we're rollin', rollin', yeah (Rollin', rollin')
Rollin' on the river (Rollin' on the river)
Said we're rollin', rollin' (Rollin', rollin')
Rolling on the river (Rolling on the river)
[Verse 3]
Oh, I left a good job in the city
Workin' for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
[Chorus]
Big wheel keep on turnin' (Turnin')
Proud Mary keep on burnin' (Burnin')
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river (Yeah, alright)
[Chorus]
Rollin', said we're rollin' (Oh yeah)
Rollin' on the river
River, do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do
[Verse 4]
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis, y'all
Pumped a lot of 'tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Till I hitched the ride on the riverboat queen
[Chorus]
Big wheel keep on turnin' (Turnin')
Proud Mary keep on burnin' (Burnin')
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river (Oh yeah)
[Chorus]
Said we rollin', rollin'
Rollin' on the river
River, do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do
Alright, yeah, ooh, yeah, yeah
Alright, yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh, yeah, yeah
[Verse 5]
If you come down to the river
I bet you gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry if you got no money
The people on the river are happy to give
[Chorus]
Big wheel keep on turnin' (Turnin')
Proud Mary keep on burnin' (Burnin')
Rollin', said we rollin', rollin' on the river (Yeah, alright now)
[Chorus]
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
River, do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do
Woo! Yeah
Rollin', yeah
Rollin', alright
Alright now, hey
[Outro]
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Written by: John Fogerty