Big River

[Verse 1]

Well 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 man gonna flood you, big river

And I'm gonna sit right here until I die

[Verse 2]

Well, I met him accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota

And it tore me up every time I heard him drawl, Southern drawl

Then I heard my dream was back downstream cavortin' in Davenport

And I followed you, big river, when you called

[Guitar and Fiddle Solos]

[Verse 3]

Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river

And a freighter said he's been here but he's gone, boys, he's gone

I found his trail in Memphis, but he just walked up the bluff

He raised a few eyebrows and went on down alone

[Verse 4]

So won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on

Take that man on down to New Orleans, New Orleans

Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues down in the Gulf

He loves you, big river, more than me

[Fiddle and Guitar Solos]

[Verse 1]

Well I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry

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

And the tears I cried for that man gonna flood you, big river

And I'm gonna sit right here until I die