Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a
clear blue
sky
And the
tears that I cried for that woman are gonna
floodyou Big River
Then
I'm gonna sit right
here until I
die
I met her accidentally in St.Paul, Minnesota
And it tore me up every time I heard her
drawl southern
drawl
Then I
heard my dream was back downstream
cavorting in Davenport
And I
followed you Big River
when you
called
Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river
A freighter said she's been here but
she's gone boy she's
gone
I
found her trail in Memphis but she
just walked up the block
She
raised a few eyebrows and then she
went on down
alone
Now won't you batter down by Baton Rouge River Queen roll it on
Take that woman on down to New
Orleans New
Orleans
Go on
I've had enough dump my
blues down in the gulf
She
loves you Big River
more than
me