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Big River Big Man:Claude King.
#7 BB Hot Country and #82 on BB
Hot 100 on COLUMBIA Records in 1961.
INTRO: Eb  
#1.
EbWay down on Mississippi, big river, came a 
mighty big Bbman.
BbHe built a town on that river and owned 
everything in that Ebland.
EbHe fell in love and married a girl, she was 
young and mean, and Bbwild.
BbHe vowed he'd tame her but it couldn't been done,
she was truly the Devil's own Ebchild.
CHORUS:
Big Bbriver (keep on flowin', flowin.')
Big Ebman (keep on growing, growing.)
Big Bbriver (keep on flowin', flowin.')
Big Ebman (keep on growing, growing.)
BRIDGE:
Well, the Ablove you have for Ebgreed and power will 
Bbsurely pull you Ebdown.
You Ablose your friends, you Eblose your soul, in the 
Bbempire city, the big man's Ebtown.
CHORUS:
Big Bbriver (keep on flowin', flowin.')
Big Ebman (keep on growing, growing.)
Big Bbriver (keep on flowin', flowin.')
Big Ebman (keep on growing, growing.)
#2.
EbLook down in the water all around you, hear the 
steamboat whistle Bbblow.
BbCome on big man, get moving, you got a long way 
to Ebgo.
EbJust like the big river, big man, you gotta move 
on and Bbon.
BbTake your money, keep your gold, you're gonna be 
left all Ebalone.
CHORUS:
Big Bbriver (keep on flowin', flowin.')
Big Ebman (keep on growing, growing.)
Big Bbriver (keep on flowin', flowin.')
Big Ebman (keep on growing, growing.)
BRIDGE:
Well, the Ablove you have for Ebgreed and power will 
Bbsurely pull you Ebdown.
You Ablose your friends, you Eblose your soul, in the 
Bbempire city, the big man's Ebtown.
CHORUS:
Big Bbriver (keep on flowin', flowin.')
Big Ebman (keep on growing, growing.)
Big Bbriver (keep on flowin', flowin.')
Big Ebman (keep on growing, growing.)
OUTRO:
Big Bbriver (keep on flowin', flowin.')..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Big River Big Man

by Claude King

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Big River Big Man:Claude King.

#7 BB Hot Country and #82 on BB

Hot 100 on COLUMBIA Records in 1961.

INTRO:

#1.

Way down on Mississippi, big river, came a

mighty big man.

He built a town on that river and owned

everything in that land.

He fell in love and married a girl, she was

young and mean, and wild.

He vowed he'd tame her but it couldn't been done,

she was truly the Devil's own child.

CHORUS:

Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')

Big man (keep on growing, growing.)

Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')

Big man (keep on growing, growing.)

BRIDGE:

Ab Eb

Well, the love you have for greed and power will

Bb Eb

surely pull you down.

Ab Eb

You lose your friends, you lose your soul, in the

Bb Eb

empire city, the big man's town.

CHORUS:

Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')

Big man (keep on growing, growing.)

Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')

Big man (keep on growing, growing.)

#2.

Look down in the water all around you, hear the

steamboat whistle blow.

Come on big man, get moving, you got a long way

to go.

Just like the big river, big man, you gotta move

on and on.

Take your money, keep your gold, you're gonna be

left all alone.

CHORUS:

Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')

Big man (keep on growing, growing.)

Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')

Big man (keep on growing, growing.)

BRIDGE:

Ab Eb

Well, the love you have for greed and power will

Bb Eb

surely pull you down.

Ab Eb

You lose your friends, you lose your soul, in the

Bb Eb

empire city, the big man's town.

CHORUS:

Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')

Big man (keep on growing, growing.)

Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')

Big man (keep on growing, growing.)

OUTRO:

Big river (keep on flowin', flowin.')..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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