Proud Mary

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 wheels keep on turning and
 Old Proud Mary keeps on burning
 Y'all just rolling, rolling
 Rolling on the river
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 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...