Big River

<br>(John R. Cash)<br><br>Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry<br>I`ve shown the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky<br>And the tears I`ve cried over that woman <br>Well they`re gonna flood you big river<br>And I`m gonna sit right here until I die<br><br>Well I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota<br>And it tore me up every time I heard her draw that southern draw<br>Then I heard my dream was back downstream in Davenport<br>Now I followed you big river when you called<br><br>Then you took me to St. Louis later on down the river<br>Freighter said you`d been here but she`s gone said boy she`s gone<br>Well I found her trail in Memphis but she just walked up the block<br>She raised a few eyebrows then she moved on down along<br>Yes she did<br><br>Now I went back down to Baton Rouge my little queen rollin` on<br>Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans<br>Go on I`ve had enough dumped my blues down in the gulf<br>She loves you big river more than me<br><br>When I pulled into Nachez yesterday down the river<br>You know there`s not much there to make you stay very long<br>When I left it was raining so nobody saw me crying<br>Big river why`s she treating me this way<br><br>Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry<br>I`ve shown the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky<br>And the tears I`ve cried over that woman<br>Well they`re gonna flood you big river<br>And I`m gonna sit right here until I die<br><br>Yeah I`m gonna sit right here until I die