Big River (Take 2)

Taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry

I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky

But the tears I shed for that woman are going to flood you, Big River

And I'm gonna sit right here until I die

Well I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota

And she tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl

And I heard my dream way back Downstream, cavortin' in Davenport

And I followed you, Big River, when you called

Well then you took me on down to St. Louis later on, down the river

A freighter said she's been here but she's gone, boy, she's gone

Well I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the bluff

She raised a few eyebrows and then she walked down alone

Why won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, rollin' on

Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans

Oh won't I've a-had enough

Left my blues down in the Gulf

She loves you, Big River, more than me