Big River, Big Man
Way down on Mississipi, big river
Came a mighty big man
He built a town on that river
And owned everything in that land
He fell in love and married a girl
She was young and mean and wild
He vowed he'd tame her but it couldn't be done
She was truly the Devil's own child
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
The love you have for greed and power will surely pull you down
You'll lose your friends, you'll lose your soul
And empire city, the big man's town
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
Look down in the water all around you
Hear the steamboat whistle blow
Come on, big man, get movin'
You've got a long way to go
Just like the big river, big man
You've gotta move on alone
Take your money, keep your gold
You're gonna be left all alone
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
The love you have for greed and power will surely pull you down
You'll lose your friends, you'll lose your soul
And empire city, the big man's town
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
Came a mighty big man
He built a town on that river
And owned everything in that land
He fell in love and married a girl
She was young and mean and wild
He vowed he'd tame her but it couldn't be done
She was truly the Devil's own child
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
The love you have for greed and power will surely pull you down
You'll lose your friends, you'll lose your soul
And empire city, the big man's town
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
Look down in the water all around you
Hear the steamboat whistle blow
Come on, big man, get movin'
You've got a long way to go
Just like the big river, big man
You've gotta move on alone
Take your money, keep your gold
You're gonna be left all alone
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
The love you have for greed and power will surely pull you down
You'll lose your friends, you'll lose your soul
And empire city, the big man's town
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
Big river (Keep on flowin', flowin')
Big man (Keep on growin', growin')
Credits
Writer(s): Mike Phillips, George Watson
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Other Album Tracks
Altri album
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- Wolverton Mountain / The Comancheros (Rerecorded Version) - Single
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- World's Greatest Fool
- All for the Love of a Girl
- Since You've Been Gone
- The Worlds Greatest Fool
- Blue Eyes in the Rain
- Don't Blame Her
- Hello Wall
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