I left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
Worried by the way
things might have been
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud and merry keep on burning
Yeah, we're rolling, rolling,
rolling on the river
Clean a lot of plates in Memphis
Pumped a lot of paint
down in New Orleans
And I never saw the good side of the city
Till I hitched a ride on a riverboat queen
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Crown of Mary keep on burnin'
Yeah, we're rollin', rollin'
Rollin' on the river, yeah, yeah
Rollin', rollin'
Rollin' on the river
No left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute
of sleeping
Worrying by the way
things might have been
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud and merry keep on burning
Yeah, we're rolling, rolling,
rolling on the river
Yeah, we're rolling, rolling,
If you come down to the river
Bet you're 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
Pig will keep on turning
Random Mary keep on burning
Yeah, we're rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river
Rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river