E I taught the weepin' willow how to cry Cry, cry And I showed the clouds how to cover up F# B7 A clear blue sky E And the tears that I cried for that A Woman are gonna flood you, big River E B7 And I'm gonna sit right here until I E Die E I met her accidentally in St. Paul Minnesota And it tore me up every time I heard F# B7 Her drawl, southern drawl E And I heard my dream, Went back A Downstream, cavortin' in Davenport E B7 And I followed you, big river, when she E Called ( E A E B7 E ) E Oh, she took me to St. Louie later on Down the river Freighter said, "She's been here, but F# B7 She's gone, boy, she's gone." E And I found her trail in Memphis, but A She just walked up the club E B7 Raised a few eyebrows and went on down E Alone E Well, I pulled into Natches next day Down river But there wasn't much there to make the F# B7 Rounders stay very long E A When I left it was rainin' so nobody Saw me cry E B7 E Big river, why she doin' me this way? ( E A E B7 E ) E Now, won't you batter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on F# Take that woman on down to New Orleans B7 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 I taught the weepin' willow how to cry Cry, cry And I showed the clouds how to cover up F# B7 A clear blue sky E And the tears that I cried for that A Woman are gonna flood you, big River E B7 And I'm gonna sit right here until I E Die