Big River
Johnny Cash
Now I Etaught the weeping willow how to cry,
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a F#7clear blue H7sky.
And the Etears that I cried for that woman are gonna Aflood you Big River.
Then EI'm gonna sit right H7here until I Edie
I Emet her accidentally in St. Paul (Minnesota).
And it tore me up every time I heard her F#7drawl, southern H7drawl.
Then I Eheard my dream was back downstream cavAortin' in Davenport,
And I Efollowed you, Big H7River, when you Ecalled.
Then you Etook me to St. Louis later on (down the river).
A freighter said she's been here but she's F#7gone, boy, she's H7gone.
I Efound her trail in Memphis, but she Ajust walked up the bluff.
She raised a Efew eyebrows and then she H7went on down Ealone.
Now, won't you Ebatter down by Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on.
Take that woman on down to New F#7Orleans, New H7Orleans.
Go Eon, I've had enough, dump my Ablues down in the gulf.
EShe loves you, Big H7River, more than Eme.
Now I Etaught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry,
And I showed the clouds how to cover up a F#7clear blue H7sky.
And the Etears that I cried for that woman are gonna Aflood you Big River.
Then EI'm gonna sit right H7here until I Edie.E7