proud mary
the ike and tina turner revue Lyrics
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Every now and then I think you might like to hear something from us
(Left a good job down in the city)
Nice and easy
But there's just one thing, you see (workin' for the man every night and day)
We never ever do nothin'
(But I never lost one minute of sleepin') nice and easy
We always do it nice and rough
And we're gonna take the beginning of this song and do it easy
(Big wheel keep on turnin')
But then we're gonna do the finish rough
(Proud Mary keep on burnin') this is the way we do "Proud Mary"
And we rollin', rollin'
Rollin' on the river
Listen to the story now
Left a good job down in the city
Workin' for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
I was worryin' 'bout the way that things might've been
Big wheel keep on turnin'
Ooh, the Proud Mary keep on burnin'
And we're rollin' (rollin'), rollin', yeah (rollin')
Rollin' on the river (rollin' on the river)
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
And I pumped a lot of 'tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Until I hitched a ride on the riverboat queen
You know the big wheel keep on turnin'
Proud Mary keep on burnin'
And we're rollin' (rollin'), rollin', yeah (rollin')
Rollin' on the river (rollin' on the river)
Say we're rollin' (rollin'), rollin' (rollin')
Rollin' on the river (rollin' on the river)
Oh, I left a good job in the city
Workin' for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleepin'
Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been
Big wheel keep on turnin' (turnin')
Proud Mary keep on burnin' (burnin')
Rollin' (yeah), rollin' (alright)
Rollin' on the river (go 'head now)
Rollin' (oh), say we're rollin' (yeah)
Rollin' on the river
We're up, do do do do do do do do do do do
Alright
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis, y'all
Pumped a lot of 'tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
'Til I hitched a ride on the riverboat queen
Big wheel keep on turnin' (turnin')
Proud Mary keep on burnin' (burnin')
Rollin' (oh), rollin' (yeah)
Rollin' on the river (go 'head now)
Say we're rollin', rollin'
Rollin' on the river
We're up, do do do do do do do do do do do
Alright
Yeah
Ooh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Alright, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh yeah, yeah
If you come down to the river
Now, I bet you gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry if you got no money
The people on the river are happy to give
Big wheel keep on turnin' (turnin')
Proud Mary keep on burnin' (burnin')
Rollin' (yeah), say we rollin' (yeah)
Rollin' on the river (alright now)
Rollin', rollin'
Rollin' on the river
We're up, do do do do do do do do do do do
Woo
Alright
Woo, alright, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Rollin', alright
Alright now, yeah
Rollin' (yeah), rollin' (uh-huh)
Rollin' on the river (give me one more time)
Rollin' (yeah), rollin' (woo-wee)
Rollin' on the river
Rollin' (ow), rollin' (yeah)
Rollin' on the river
Rollin' (yeah), rollin'
The Ike and Tina Turner Revue's song Proud Mary is a classic rock song that is known for its powerful vocals, catchy melody, and unique lyrics. In the beginning of the song, the singer mentions that they usually never do anything nice and easy but instead, they prefer to do things rough, the song starts off slow and then transitions into an energetic, upbeat track, with the repeated chorus “Rolling, rolling, rolling on the River”. The lyrics of the song tell a story of a person who left their boring, routine job in the city, and headed to explore the world. The main character hitched a ride on a riverboat queen, exploring different cities like Memphis and New Orleans, where they met new and different people.
Throughout the song, the lyrics relate how the river is like a metaphor for life, always moving forward and never stopping. The song highlights the beauty of the river and the happiness that the people who live near it share. The repeated chorus indicates the unstoppable force of the river and the rolling movement is like a metaphor for life where it keeps moving and always pushing forward. Overall, Proud Mary's lyrics beautifully illustrate the desire to explore the world, let go of the past, and embrace the present.
Line by Line Meaning
Why' know, every now and then
I think you might like to hear something from us
Nice and easy
But there's just one thing
You see we never ever do nothing
Nice and easy
We always do it nice and rough
So we're gonna take the beginning of this song
And do it easy
Then we're gonna do the finish rough
This is the way we do "proud Mary"
We don't usually play nice and easy - we always do it rough. But for once, we'll start easy and finish rough. This is just how we do our version of 'Proud Mary.'
And we're rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
Listen to the story
We're rolling down the river and we want you to listen to our story.
I left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
Worrying 'bout the way things might have been
I quit my steady job and never lost sleep over what could have been.
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
And we're rolling, rolling,rolling
Rolling on the river
The big wheel, representing the city and the societal norm, keeps turning. But Proud Mary, representing the spirit of adventure, keeps burning as we roll down the river.
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
Pumped a lot of tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
'Till I hitched a ride on a riverboat queen
I worked hard in different cities, but I never saw the good side of life until I took a ride on a riverboat queen.
If you come down to the river
I bet you gonna find some people who live
You don't have to worry if you got no money
People on the river are happy to give
If you visit the river, you'll find people who know how to live and give generously despite not having much themselves.
Rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river
Rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river
We're still rolling down the river with our story.
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: John Cameron Fogerty
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Assshhhllleeeyyy
The fact that she was battling so much but you’d never know it because she always pulled it together to put on a good show for her fans
@maryg6119
On stage is where she was happy and safe.
@boma2484
She wasn't a victim
@brunoto.7298
She is a black girl, she had to work twice harder than anyone else to get her career going.
@The_Truth-
The stage was her safe haven
@annakev8088
@@boma2484 tf she wasn’t
@DudeEM
She started singing immediately after that.....monster hunt of a dance routine.....not even slightly breathless.....what a goddess.
@dunnk90
She's amazing, absolutely -- but this is lip-synched.
@DudeEM
@@dunnk90 it is? Despite the live band and her mouthing of the lyrics perfectly synchronized with the song? You can even hear her inhaling.
@tubester4567
Not only that, Tina was performing with cracked ribs, and ringing ears most of the time because Ike beat her all the time. To this day Tina is an incredible person who doesnt play the victim even though she truly was a victim of violence and abuse. She is happy and living in Europe with her husband.