Big River

by Grateful Dead

From the album: Dick's Picks Volume Twelve: Providence Civic, June 26, 1974 - Boston Garden, June 28, 1974

Track 15 of 24 on Dick's Picks Volume Twelve: Providence Civic, June 26, 1974 - Boston Garden, June 28, 1974 (1998).

Duration: 5:43

Dick's Picks Volume Twelve: Providence Civic, June 26, 1974 - Boston Garden, June 28, 1974 cover art

Lyrics for Big River

Well I taught that weeping willow how to cry cry cry, Taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky. Tears I cried for that woman are gonna flood you big river, And I'm a gonna sit right here until I die. I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnesota, She tore me up everything I heard her drawl, that southern drawl. Well I heard my dream went back downstream, cavortin' in Davenport, And I follow you big river when you called. Well I followed her down to St. Louie, later on down the river, Trader said she's been here, but she's gone, boy, she's gone. Well I followed her down to Memphis, but she just walked off the bus, She raised a few eyebrows and she went on down alone. Well I've gotten on down to Baton Rouge, River Queen roll on, Take that woman down to New Orleans, New Orleans. I give up, I've had enough, followed my blues on down to the gulf, She loves you big river more than me.

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