Well I Taught That Weeping Willow How To Cry Cry Cry,
Taught The Clouds How To Cover Up A Clear Blue Sky.
Tears I Cried For That Woman Are Gonna Flood You Big River,
And I'm A Gonna Sit Right Here Until I Die.

I Met Her Accidentally In St. Paul, Minnesota,
She Tore Me Up Everything I Heard Her Drawl, That Southern Drawl.
Well I Heard My Dream Went Back Downstream, Cavortin' In Davenport,
And I Follow You Big River When You Called.

Well I Followed Her Down To St. Louie, Later On Down The River,
Trader Said She's Been Here, But She's Gone, Boy, She's Gone.
Well I Followed Her Down To Memphis, But She Just Walked Off The Bus,
She Raised A Few Eyebrows And She Went On Down Alone.

Well I've Gotten On Down To Baton Rouge, River Queen Roll On,
Take That Woman Down To New Orleans, New Orleans.
I Give Up, I've Had Enough, Followed My Blues On Down To The Gulf,
She Loves You Big River More Than Me.