Big River

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 they're gonna flood you Big River Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die Verse 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 cav ortin' 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, said boy, she's gone Well, I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the block She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down a lone Verse Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on Take that woman on down to New Or leans, New Or leans Go on, Ive had enough; dump my blues down in the gulf She loves you, Big River, more than me 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 they're gonna flood you Big River Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die Yeah, I'm gonna sit right here until I die