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Proud Mary

Proud Mary lyrics by John Fogerty. Left a good job in the city, Workin' for The Man every night and day, And I never lost one minute of sleepin', Worryin'...

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Proud Mary

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Left a good job in the city,

Workin' for The Man every 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 'tane 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 though 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.

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