E
I taught the weepin' willow how to cry
Cry, cry
And I showed the clouds how to cover up
F#B7
A clear blue sky
E
And the tears that I cried for that
A
Woman are gonna flood you, big
River
EB7
And I'm gonna sit right here until I
E
Die
E
I met her accidentally in St. Paul
Minnesota
And it tore me up every time I heard
F#B7
Her drawl, southern drawl
E
And I heard my dream, Went back
A
Downstream, cavortin' in
Davenport
EB7
And I followed you, big river, when she
E
Called
( EAEB7E )
E
Oh, she took me to St. Louie later on
Down the river
Freighter said, "She's been here, but
F#B7
She's gone, boy, she's gone."
E
And I found her trail in Memphis, but
A
She just walked up the club
EB7
Raised a few eyebrows and went on down
E
Alone
E
Well, I pulled into Natches next day
Down river
But there wasn't much there to make the
F#B7
Rounders stay very long
EA
When I left it was rainin' so nobody
Saw me cry
EB7E
Big river, why she doin' me this way?
( EAEB7E )
E
Now, won't you batter down by Baton
Rouge, River Queen, roll it on
F#
Take that woman on down to New Orleans
B7
New Orleans
EA
Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues
Down in the gulf
EB7E
She loves you, big river, more than me
E
I taught the weepin' willow how to cry
Cry, cry
And I showed the clouds how to cover up
F#B7
A clear blue sky
E
And the tears that I cried for that
A
Woman are gonna flood you, big
River
EB7
And I'm gonna sit right here until I
E
Die