| Left a good job in the city
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| Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day
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| And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
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| Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
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| Big wheel keep on turnin'
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| Proud Mary keep on burnin'
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| Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
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| Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
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| Pumped a lot of tain down in New Orleans
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| But I never saw the good side of the city
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| 'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
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| Big wheel keep on turnin'
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| Proud Mary keep on burnin'
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| Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
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| Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
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| If you come down to the river
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| Bet you gonna find some people who live
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| You don't have to worry though you have no money
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| People on the river are happy to give
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| Big wheel keep on turnin'
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| Proud Mary keep on burnin'
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| Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
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| Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
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| Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
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| Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
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| Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river |