Have you ever seen the rain Someone told me long ago There's a calm before the storm I know, it's been comin' for some time When it's over, so they say It'll rain a sunny day I know, shinin' down like water I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain? I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain Comin' down on a sunny day? Yesterday and days before Sun is cold and rain is hard I know, been that way for all my time Till forever on it goes Through the circle, fast and slow I know, it can't stop, I wonder I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain? I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain Comin' down on a sunny day? Yeah I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain? I wanna know, have you ever seen the rain Comin' down on a sunny day? Proud Mary Left a good job in the city Workin' for the man ev'ry night and day And I never lost one minute of sleepin' Worryin' 'bout the way things might have been Big wheel, keep on turnin' Proud Mary, keep on burnin' Rollin', rollin' Rollin' on the river Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis Pumped a lot of 'pane down in New Orleans But I never saw the good side of the city Till I hitched a ride on a river boat queen Big wheel, keep on turnin' Proud Mary, keep on burnin' Rollin', rollin' Rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin' Rollin' on the river If you come down to the river Bet you gonna find some people who live You don't have to worry 'cause you have no money People on the river are happy to give Big wheel, keep on turnin' Proud Mary, keep on burnin' Rollin', rollin' Rollin' on the river Rollin' (rollin'), rollin' Rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin' Rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin' Rollin' on the river Rollin', rollin' Rollin' on the river