Origineel
Why’ know, every now and then
I think you might like to hear something from us
Nice and easy
But there’s just one thing
You see we never ever do nothing
Nice and easy
We always do it nice and rough
So we’re gonna take the beginning of this song
And do it easy
Then we’re gonna do the finish rough
This is the way we do “Proud Mary”
And we’re rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
Listen to the story
I left a good job in the city
Working for the man every night and day
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
Worrying ‘bout the way things might have been
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
And we’re rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
Pumped a lot of tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Till I hitched a ride on a riverboat queen
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
And we’re rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river
If you come down to the river
I bet you gonna find some people who live
You don’t have to worry if you got no money
People on the river are happy to give
Vertaling
Waarom’ weet je, zo nu en dan
denk ik dat je misschien iets van ons wilt horen
Leuk en makkelijk
Maar er is maar één ding
You see we never ever do nothing
Nice and easy
We do it always nice and rough
Dus we gaan het begin van dit lied nemen
And do it easy
Dan doen we het einde ruig
Dit is de manier waarop we “Proud Mary” doen
And we’re rolling, rolling, rolling on the river
Luister naar het verhaal
I left a good job in the city
Werken voor de man elke dag en nacht
And I never lost one minute of sleeping
Piekerend over hoe het had kunnen zijn
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
And we’re rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river
Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis
Pompte een hoop tane down in New Orleans
But I never saw the good side of the city
Till I hitched a ride on a riverboat queen
Big wheel keep on turning
Proud Mary keep on burning
And we’re rolling, rolling
Rolling on the river
If you come down to the river
Ik wed dat je mensen vindt die leven
Je hoeft je geen zorgen te maken als je geen geld hebt
Mensen op de rivier zijn blij om te geven