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Proud Mary

Words & Music by John Fogerty

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Proud Mary

Words & Music by John Fogerty

Left a good job in the city
Workin' for the man every night and day
Haven't ever lost one minute of sleeping
Worried about the way things might have been

A big wheel keeps on turnin'
Proud Mary keeps on burnin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin' on a river
Rollin, rollin, rollin on a river

If you come down to the river
I betcha you're gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry
'Cause you have no money
People along the river are happy to give

I said a big wheel keeps on turnin'
Proud Mary keeps on burnin', rollin', rollin'
Rollin' on a river
Rollin', rollin', rollin' on a river

More info:

Proud Mary was written by John Forgety and recorded by Creedance Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 619) in 1969. Their recording sold over a million copies and reached #2 on the Hot 100 chart. Sonny Charles and the Checkmates, Ltd., also had a successful version (A&M 1127) in 1969, as did Solomon Burke (Bell 783). Ike and Tina Turner's 1971 recording of Proud Mary (Liberty 52616) reached #4 on the Hot 100 chart and became a million-seller. Elvis performed a version of Proud Mary at the International Hotel in Las Vegas on February 17, 1970, that appeared on the LP On Stage - February, 1970. An April 1972 performance was included in the documentary Elvis On Tour.


Lyrics:	Left a good job in the city Workin' for the man every night and day Haven't ever lost one minute of sleeping Worried about the way things might have been A big wheel keeps on turnin' Proud Mary keeps on burnin', rollin', rollin' Rollin' on a river Rollin, rollin, rollin on a river If you come down to the river I betcha you're gonna find some people who live You don't have to worry 'Cause you have no money People along the river are happy to give I said a big wheel keeps on turnin' Proud Mary keeps on burnin', rollin', rollin' Rollin' on a river Rollin', rollin', rollin' on a river

More info:		Proud Mary was written by John Forgety and recorded by Creedance Clearwater Revival (Fantasy 619) in 1969. Their recording sold over a million copies and reached #2 on the Hot 100 chart. Sonny Charles and the Checkmates, Ltd., also had a successful version (A&M 1127) in 1969, as did Solomon Burke (Bell 783). Ike and Tina Turner's 1971 recording of Proud Mary (Liberty 52616) reached #4 on the Hot 100 chart and became a million-seller. Elvis performed a version of Proud Mary at the International Hotel in Las Vegas on February 17, 1970, that appeared on the LP On Stage - February, 1970. An April 1972 performance was included in the documentary Elvis On Tour.