Big River Lyrics

Well I taught that weepin' willow how to cry, cry, cry Taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky Tears I cried for that woman gonna flood you, big river I'm gonna sit right here until I die Well I met her accidentally in St Paul, Minnesota And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl that southern drawl Then I heard my dream went back downstream cavorting in Davenport And I followed you big river when you called Well I taught that weepin' willow how to cry, cry, cry Taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky Tears I cried for that woman gonna flood you, big river I'm gonna sit right here until I die Well I followed her to St Louis later on down the river A freighter says she's been here, but she's gone, boy, she's gone Well I found her trail in Memphis but she just walked up the bluff Raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone Well I taught that weepin' willow how to cry, cry, cry Taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky Tears I cried for that woman gonna flood you, big river I'm gonna sit right here until I die Now won't you bat it down by Baton Rouge, river queen rolling on Take that woman 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 Well I taught that weepin' willow how to cry, cry, cry Taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky Tears I cried for that woman gonna flood you, big river I'm gonna sit right here until I die