Big River

	  		

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I taught the weepin' willow how to cry 
Cry, cry 

And I showed the clouds how to cover up 
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A clear blue sky 
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And the tears that I cried for that 
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Woman are gonna flood you, big 
River 
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And I'm gonna sit right here until I 
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Die 

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I met her accidentally in St. Paul 
Minnesota 

And it tore me up every time I heard 
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Her drawl, southern drawl 
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And I heard my dream, Went back 
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Downstream, cavortin' in 
Davenport 
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And I followed you, big river, when she 
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Called 

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Oh, she took me to St. Louie later on 

Down the river 

Freighter said, "She's been here, but 
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She's gone, boy, she's gone." 
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And I found her trail in Memphis, but 
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She just walked up the club 
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Raised a few eyebrows and went on down 
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Alone 

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Well, I pulled into Natches next day 
Down river 

But there wasn't much there to make the 
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Rounders stay very long 
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When I left it was rainin' so nobody 
Saw me cry 
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Big river, why she doin' me this way? 

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Now, won't you batter down by Baton 
Rouge, River Queen, roll it on 
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Take that woman on down to New Orleans 
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New Orleans 
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Go on, I've had enough, dump my blues 
Down in the gulf 
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She loves you, big river, more than me 

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I taught the weepin' willow how to cry 
Cry, cry 

And I showed the clouds how to cover up 
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A clear blue sky 
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And the tears that I cried for that 
               A 
Woman are gonna flood you, big 
River 
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And I'm gonna sit right here until I 
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Die