Rollin', rollin', rollin' on the river This one's for you, Artie! Left a good job in the city Workin' for the man every night and day And I never lost one minute of sleep And I was worryin' bout the way that things might have been Big wheel keep on turnin' Ooh, the primary keep on burnin' And we're rollin', rollin', rollin', yeah Rollin' on the river Said we're rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' Rollin' on the river Rollin' on the river So I left a good job in the city Workin' for the man every night and day And I never lost one minute of sleep And I was worryin' bout the way that things might have been Big wheel keep on turnin' Primary keep on burnin' Rollin', rollin', rollin', yeah Rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin', rollin', yeah Rollin' on the river Clean a lot of plates in Memphis, y'all Tucked a lot of taint down in New Orleans But I never saw the good side of the city Did I? It's right on the river for clean Big wheel keep on turnin' Primary keep on burnin' Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' Rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin', rollin', yeah Rollin' on the river If you come down to the river Bet you're gonna find some people there You don't have to worry if you have no money People on the river are happy to give Big wheel keep on turnin' Primary keep on burnin' Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' Rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin', rollin', yeah Rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' Rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin', rollin', yeah Rollin' on the river