Big River

<p>Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry<br/>And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky<br/>And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, Big River<br/>And I&#x27;m gonna sit right here until I die<br/><br/>I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota<br/>And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl<br/>Then I heard my dream went back downstream, cavorting in Davenport<br/>And I followed you, Big River, when you called<br/><br/>Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river<br/>A freighter said she&#x27;s been here, but she&#x27;s gone, boy, she&#x27;s gone<br/>I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the bluff<br/>She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone<br/><br/>Now, won&#x27;t you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on<br/>Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans<br/>Go on, I&#x27;ve had enough, dump my blues down in the gulf<br/>She loves you, Big River, more than me<br/>[Break]<br/><br/>Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry<br/>And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky<br/>And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you, Big River<br/>And I&#x27;m gonna sit right here until I die