Intro: #1. Way down on Mississippi, big river, came a mighty big man. He built a town on that river and owned everything in that land. He fell in love and married a girl, she was young and mean, and wild. He vowed he'd tame her but it couldn't been done, she was truly the Devil's own child. Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.') Big man (keep on growing, growing.) Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.') Big man (keep on growing, growing.) Bridge: Well, the love you have for greed and power will surely pull you down. You lose your friends, you lose your soul, in the empire city, the big man's town. Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.') Big man (keep on growing, growing.) Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.') Big man (keep on growing, growing.) #2. Look down in the water all around you, hear the steamboat whistle blow. Come on big man, get moving, you got a long way to go. Just like the big river, big man, you gotta move on and on. Take your money, keep your gold, you're gonna be left all alone. Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.') Big man (keep on growing, growing.) Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.') Big man (keep on growing, growing.) Bridge: Well, the love you have for greed and power will surely pull you down. You lose your friends, you lose your soul, in the empire city, the big man's town. Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.') Big man (keep on growing, growing.) Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.') Big man (keep on growing, growing.) OUTRO: Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')..(Fade.)