The Highwaymen - Big River lyrics

I taught the weepin' willow how to cry, cry
Cry and I showed the clouds how to
Cover up a clear blue sky
And the tears I cried 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
And it tore me up every
Time I heard her drawl, southern drawl
Then I heard my dream went
Back downstream cavortin' in Davenport
And I followed you, big river
When she called

Oh, she took me to St louis later on
Down the river
A freighter said, "She's been here
But she's gone, boy, she's gone"
And I found her trail in Memphis
But she just walked up the block
Raised a few eyebrows and went on down alone
Well, I pulled into Natchez
Next day down the river
But there wasn't much there to make
The rounders stay very long
When I left, it was rainin'
So nobody saw me cry
Big river, why she doin' me this way?

Now, won't you batter down by
Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll it on
Take that woman on down to New Orleans
New Orleans go on, I've had enough
Dump my blues down in the gulf
She loves you, big river, more than me

I taught the weepin' willow how to cry, cry
Cry and I showed the clouds how to
Cover up a clear blue sky
And the tears I cried for that
Woman are gonna flood you, big river
And I'm gonna sit right here until I die