Big River

Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry I've shown the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky And the tears I've cried over that woman Well they're gonna flood you big river And I'm gonna sit right here until I die Well I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota And it tore me up every time I heard her draw that southern draw Then I heard my dream was back downstream in Davenport Now I followed you big river when you called Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river Freighter said you'd been here but she's gone said boy she's gone Well I found her trail in Memphis but she just walked up the block She raised a few eyebrows then she moved on down the ? Yes she did Now I went back down to Baton Rouge my little queen rollin' on Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans Go on I've had enough dumped my blues down in the gulf She loves you big river more than me When I pulled into Nachez yesterday down the river You know there's not much there to make you stay very long When I left it was raining so nobody saw me crying Big river why's she treating me this way Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry I've shown the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky And the tears I've cried over that woman Well they're gonna flood you big river And I'm gonna sit right here until I die Yeah I'm gonna sit right here until I die