Well, I don't that we've been feelin' how to cry, cry, cry Don't the clouds have a cover of a clear blue sky? She's cryin' for that woman who's gonna *** you, Big River And I'm gonna sit right here till I die Well, I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota Tore me up every time I heard her draw that southern jaw And I heard my dream was back downstream, cavortin' in the downpour Well, I'll follow you, Big River, when you call I don't that we've been feelin' how to cry, cry, cry Don't the clouds have a cover of a clear blue sky? She's cryin' for that woman who's gonna *** you, Big River And I'm gonna sit right here till I die . . . Well, I followed down to St. Luke, led her on down the river Read her, said she'd been here, but she's gone, boy, she's gone And I followed her down to Memphis, but she just walked up the block Raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down the block I don't that we've been feelin' how to cry, cry, cry Don't the clouds have a cover of a clear blue sky? She's cryin' for that woman who's gonna *** you, Big River And I'm gonna sit right here till I die . . . Well, down, down, down, down the Baton Rouge River, Queen Rolanda Take that woman down to New Orleans, New Orleans I give up if I've had enough, and put my blues on down to the guard She loves you, Big River, more than me I don't that we've been feelin' how to cry, cry, cry Don't the clouds have a cover of a clear blue sky? She's cryin' for that woman who's gonna *** you, Big River And I'm gonna sit right here till I die . . . Well, I don't that we've been feelin' how to cry, cry, cry Don't the clouds have a cover of a clear blue sky? She's cryin' for that woman who's gonna *** you, Big River And I'm gonna sit right here till I die And I'm gonna sit right here till I die And I'm gonna sit right here till I die . . .