Big River
I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky
And the tears I cried for that woman
Are gonna flood you, big river
And I'm gonna sit right here till I die
I met her accidently in St. Paul, Minnesota
And it tore me up every time I heard her draw, Southern draw
Then I heard my dream in back downstream cavorting in Davenport
I followed you big river, when she called
Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river
Freighter said she'd been here but she's gone, boy she's gone
I found a trail in Memphis, but she just walked off the bluff
She raised a few eyebrows and went on down alone
Then I pulled into Nachos the next day down the river
But there wasn't much to keep around her long, very long
When I left, it was raining
So nobody saw me crying
Big river, why's she doing me this way?
Now won't you batter down to Baton Rouge river queen, roll it all
Take that woman down to New Orleans, New Orleans
Grow old, I've had enough
Done my blue's down in the Gulf
She loves you big river, more than me
That's why I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry
And I showed the clouds, cover up a clear blue sky
And the tears I cried for that woman
They're gonna flood you, big river
And I'm gonna sit right here till I die
Hey and I'm gonna sit right here till I die