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  • Proud Mary
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    Left a good job in the city
    Workin' for The Man ev'ry night and day
    And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
    Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been

    Big wheel keep on turnin'
    Proud Mary keep on burnin'
    Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

    Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
    Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans
    But I never saw the good side of the city
    'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen

    Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

    If you come down to the river
    Bet you 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

    Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
    Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
    Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

    John Fogerty sang this with the Dead on 3 November 1991 at the memorial concert for Bill Graham.
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John Fogerty sang this with the Dead on 3 November 1991 at the memorial concert for Bill Graham.
Lyrics By
John Fogerty
Music By
John Fogerty
Lyrics

Left a good job in the city
Workin' for The Man ev'ry night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been

Big wheel keep on turnin'
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
Pumped a lot of pain down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen

Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river

If you come down to the river
Bet you 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

Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river