Original Creedence Clearwater Revival version
Left a good job in the city
Working for The Man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
Worrying 'bout the way things might have been
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
Rolling, rolling, rolling 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
'Till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
Rolling, rolling, rolling 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
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
Rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
PROUD MARY is a song written by John Fogerty and released by Creedence Clearwater Revival on their 1969 album Bayou Country. The above lyrics are for the original Creedence Clearwater Revival version of PROUD MARY as released in 1969.
Bruce Springsteen performed PROUD MARY live a number of times throughout his career, both on-tour and off-tour. See the live 05 Oct 2004 version for more details.
List of available versions of PROUD MARY on this website:
PROUD MARY [Live 05 Oct 2004 version]