The Highwaymen Big River

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
And I hurt my green, went back down stream, before her 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, if you just walk up The Club
Raised a few eyebrows and went on down below

Well, I pulled into Natchess, next day down the river
But there wasn't much there to make her 'round stay very long
When I left it was rainin' so nobody saw me cry
Big river, why's she doin' me this way?

Now won't you bag it down to Baton Rouge, River Queen, roll along
Take that woman on down to New Orleans, New Orleans
Oh, woman I've had enough, now my blues are havin' a guff
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