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.

Then 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.

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 Block.
She Raised A Few Eyebrows And Then She Went On Down Alone.

Now, Won´t You Batter 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.

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.
Then I´m Gonna Sit Right Here Until I Die.