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 are gonna flood you, big river
 And I'm gonna sit right here until I die
 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 cavortin' in Davenport
 And I followed you, big river, when you called
 Oh, guitar
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 Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river
 A freighter said, "She's been here, but she's gone, boy, she's gone"
 I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the bluff
 She raised a few eyebrows, and then she went on down alone
 Now won't you bat it down by Baton Rouge? River Queen, roll it on
 Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans
 Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues down in the gulf
 She loves you, big river, more than me, oh yeah
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 Now 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 that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, big river
 And I'm gonna sit right here until I die