Proud Mary Lyrics

I know a lot of you folks

Would like to know what

The old Proud Mary is all about

Well, I'd like to tell you about her

She's nothing but a big old boat

You see, my forefathers

Used to ride the bottoms of her

As stokers, cooks, and waiters

And I made a vow that when I grew up

I'd take a ride on the old Proud Mary

And if you'd let me

I'd like to sing about it

Looking for a job in the city

Working for the man

Every night and day

And I never lost

One minute of sleep

Worrying about the way

Things might have been

Big wheels keep on turning

Proud Mary keep on burning

Y'all just rolling, rolling

Rolling on the river

Been a lotta places like Memphis

And I had a lot of fun

Down in New Orleans

And I never saw

The good side of the city

Til I took the ride

On a river boat queen

Big wheel keep on turning and

Old Proud Mary keeps on burningSolomon Burke - Proud Mary - http://motolyrics.com/solomon-burke/proud-mary-lyrics.html

Y'all just rolling, rolling

Rolling on the river

Can't you see I'm now

Just rolling, rolling

Rolling on the river

If you come down to the river

Bet you gonna find

The people who live

You don't have to worry

If you don't have no money

People on the river

Are happy and funny

Big wheels just keeps on turning

And the Proud Mary

Keeps on burning, burning

Rolling, rolling, y'all just

Rolling down the river

Come on, y'all

Look at her just rolling

Kind of easy like

I know some of you never seen

A big boat like the Proud Mary

But I just want you to imagine

In your mind that we're standing

All down by the dock of the bay

And here we go, here she comes

Clear in view, watch her now

Everybody, rolling, rolling

Rolling down the river

I just want you to help me

Just rolling, ooh...