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.