Lyrics

Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry I taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky But the tears I shed for that woman are gonna flood you, Big River And I'm gonna sit right here until I die I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota It tore me up first time I heard her drawl, Southern drawl At last my dream was soon to be seen, cavortin' in Davenport And I followed you, Big River, when you called I took here to St. Louis later on, down the river A freighter said she's been here but she's gone, she is gone I tracked her trail in Memphis, but she just stepped up the bluff She raised a few eyebrows and headed further south Won't you kindly batter me down by Baton Rouge, Louisiana Follow that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans Goodbye, I've had enough; gonna take my grief and dump in the gulf She loves you, Big River, more than me I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry I taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky But the tears I shed for that woman are gonna flood you, Big River And I'm gonna sit right here until I die