Way down on Mississippi big river   Came a mighty big man   He built a town on that river   And owned everything in that glen      He fell in love and married a girl   She was young and mean, and wild   He tried to tame her but it couldn't been done   It was too late to Devil's own child      Big river   (Keep on growing, growing)   Big man   (Keep on growing, growing)      Big river   (Keep on growing, growing)   Big man   (Keep on growing, growing)      The love you have for greed and power   Surely pull you down   You lose your friends, you lose your soul   In that darn city to big man's town      Big river   (Keep on growing, growing)   Big man   (Keep on growing, growing)      Big river   (Keep on growing, growing)   Big man   (Keep on growing, growing)      Look down in the water all around you   Hear the steamboat whistle blow   Come on big man, get a moving   You got a long way to go      Just like a big river   Big man, you gotta move on and on   Take your money, keep your dough   You're gonna be left all alone      Big river   (Keep on growing, growing)   Big man   (Keep on growing, growing)      Big river   (Keep on growing, growing)   Big man   (Keep on growing, growing)