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
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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