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Me and Bobby McGee Lyrics
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, heading for the trains
Feeling nearly faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained
Took us all the way to New Orleans
I took my harpoon out and my dirty red bandanna
And was blowing sad while Bobby sang the blues
With them windshield wiper slapping time and Bobby clapping hands
We finally sang up every song that driver knew
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose
And nothing ain't worth nothing, but it's free
Feeling good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues
Feeling good was good enough for me, good enough for me and Bobby McGee
From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Standing right beside me Lord, through everything I've done
And every night she kept me from the cold
Then somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away
Looking for the home I hope she'll find
And I'll trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday
Holding Bobby's body next to mine
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose
And nothing left is all she left for me
And feeling good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues
Buddy, that was good enough for me, good enough for me and Bobby McGee
La, la, la, me and my Bobby McGee
Feeling nearly faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained
Took us all the way to New Orleans
I took my harpoon out and my dirty red bandanna
And was blowing sad while Bobby sang the blues
With them windshield wiper slapping time and Bobby clapping hands
We finally sang up every song that driver knew
And nothing ain't worth nothing, but it's free
Feeling good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues
Feeling good was good enough for me, good enough for me and Bobby McGee
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Standing right beside me Lord, through everything I've done
And every night she kept me from the cold
Then somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away
Looking for the home I hope she'll find
And I'll trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday
Holding Bobby's body next to mine
And nothing left is all she left for me
And feeling good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues
Buddy, that was good enough for me, good enough for me and Bobby McGee
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The song is a snapshot: one is utterly smitten while the other is searching and not finding. Maybe it\'s timing, maybe it\'s one-sided love. Someone\'s haunted; someone else is gone. Both tragic and real.
Those are the lyrics to Janis Joplin's version, not Kris's. He recorded it before she did.
@Ex0dus - Great call at the time. Nearly 15 years later, they got it right.
@Ex0dus - Great call at the time. Nearly 15 years later, they got it right.
Roger Miller also recorded it before Janis Joplin.
@a1anorth And Gordon Lightfoot. Each put their own style to this beautiful song.
@a1anorth And Gordon Lightfoot. Each put their own style to this beautiful song.
@PHR Hard to beat GL, didn’t know he recorded it before Janis. It is a great song.
@PHR Hard to beat GL, didn’t know he recorded it before Janis. It is a great song.
@PHR Hard to beat GL, didn’t know he recorded it before Janis. It is a great song.
@PHR Hard to beat GL, didn’t know he recorded it before Janis. It is a great song.