Lyrics: John Fogerty
Music: John Fogerty
John Fogerty sang this with the Grateful Dead on 3 November 1991 at the memorial concert for Bill Graham, and on 27 May 1989 with Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, billed as "John Fogerty and Friends".
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
Chorus
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
[chorus]
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
[chorus]
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river