Left a good job in the city
Workin for the man every night and day
But I never lost, a minutes sleepin
Worryin bout the way things might have been
Big wheel keeps on turnin
Proud mary keeps on burnin
Rollin, rollin, rollin on the river x2

Thinkin bout a place in Memphis
Hawked a lot of pain down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen
Big wheel keeps on turnin,
Proud mary keeps on burnin
Rollin, rollin, rollin on the river x2

solo..

Rollin, rollin, rollin on the river x2

If you come down to the river
Bet your'e gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry if you have no mony
People on the river are happy to give
Big wheel keeps on turnin
Proud mary keeps on burnin
Rollin, rollin, rollin on the river x2

Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, go sister
Hey sister, go sister, soul sister, go sister


He met Marmalade
down in old New Orleans
strutting her stuff on the street
She said: Hello, hey Joe!
You wanna give it a go?


Gitchie gitchie ya ya da da,
Gitchie gitchie ya ya here
Mocca chocolatta ya ya ole Lady Marmalade!


Voulez vous coucher avec moi?,
ce soir!
Voulez vous coucher avec moi?


He sat in her boudoir
while she freshened up
and he drank her magnolia wine
on the black satin sheets
I swear he started to freak


Gitchie gitchie ya ya da da
Gitchie gitchie ya ya here
Mocca chocolatta ya ya


Creole Lady Marmalade!


Voulez vous coucher avec moi?,
ce soir!
Voulez vous coucher avec moi?
Hey!, hey!, hey!
Touch of her skin feeling silky smooth,
color of cafe au lait
made the savage beast inside
roar until he cried


More!, more!, More!


Now he's back home doing nine to five,
living his gray flannel life
but when he turns off to sleep,
memories creep


More!, More!, More!


Gitchie gitchie ya ya da da
Gitchie gitchie ya ya here
Mocca chocolatta ya ya


Creole Lady Marmalade!


Voulez vous coucher avec ce soir!
Voulez vous coucher avec moi?
Voulez vous coucher avec moi?,
ce soir!
Voulez vous coucher avec moi?


Gitchie gitchie ya ya da da
Gitchie gitchie ya ya here
Mocca chocolatta ya ya