E Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, F# B7 And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky E A And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River E B7 E Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die E I met her accidentally in St Paul Minnesota F# B7 And it tore me up every time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl E A Then I heard my dream was back Downstream cavortin' in Davenport, E B7 E And I followed you, Big River, when you called E Then you took me to St Louis later on (down the river) F# B7 A freighter said she's been here but she's gone, boy, she's gone E A I found her trail in Memphis, but she just walked up the block E B7 E She raised a few eyebrows and then she went on down alone E Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on F# B7 Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans E A Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues down in the gulf E B7 E She loves you, Big River, more than me E Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, F# B7 And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky E A And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River E B7 E E7 Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die