Big River (Live)

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 woman, well They're gonna flood you Big River And I'm gonna sit right here until I die Well, I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota And it tore me up when I heard that Southern drawl, Southern drawl And I heard my love went back upstream cavortin' in Davenport And I followed you, Big River, when you called Play it now, come on Well, now I followed her to St. Louis, later on, down the river A trader said she's been here, but she's gone, boy, she's gone And I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the bluff She raised a few eyebrows and went on down below So, won't you batten down that River Queen, roll it on, down the river I said take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans Well, go on, I've had enough, I've got my blues, I've done it tough And she loves you, Big River, more than me Come on, play it 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 woman well They're gonna flood you Big River Oh, and I'm gonna sit right here until I die Yeah, I'm gonna sit right here until I die Well, I'm gonna sit right here until I die