I left a good job in the city, working for a man every night and day And I never lost one minute of sleeping, worrying about the way things might have been And the deep wheels keep on turning, proud Mary keep on burning Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river I'm just rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river That's right! Left a good job in the city, working for a man every night and day And I never lost one minute of sleeping, worrying about the way things might have been And the deep wheels keep on turning, proud Mary keep on burning Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river I'm just rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis, Pamped a lot of paint in New Orleans And I never saw the guts out of the city, Till I hitched a ride on a riverboat queen Cause the deep wheels keep on turning, proud Mary keep on burning Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river I'm just rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river If you came down to the river, bet you're gonna find some people to live under You don't have to worry cause you ain't got no money, people on the river are happy to give And the deep wheels keep on turning, proud Mary keep on burning Cause I'm just rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river