ME & BOBBY MCGEE
(Fred Foster / Kris Kristofferson)
Roger Miller - 1969
Janis Joplin - 1971
Also recorded by : Judy Allen; Bill Anderson; Chet Atkins;
Joan Baez; Carroll Baker; Bobby Bare; Henson Cargill; Johnnt Cash;
Rita Chiarelli; Roy Clark; David Allan Coe; The Countdown Singers;
Darren Crossey; Roy Drusky; Dave Dudley; Ramblin' Jack Elliott;
The Grateful Dead; Merle Haggard & The Strangers;
George Hamilton IV; Jennifer Love Hewitt; Thelma Houston;
Impotent Sea Snakes; Ivory Rose; Waylon Jennings; Syl Johnson;
Barb Jungr; Kapena; Kris Kristofferson; Sleepy LaBeef; Lady Godiva;
Jerry Lee Lewis; Gordon Lightfoot; Loretta Lynn; Charlie McCoy;
Moms & Dads; Kelly Moneymaker; Anne Murray; Willie Nelson;
Olivia Newton-John; Orion; Harold Ousley; Celinda Pink;
Charley Pride; Boots Randolph; Cathy Richardson; Jeannie C. Riley;
Kenny Rogers; Sea Cruz; Brush Shiels; Skid Row; Ray Smith;
Hank Snow; The Statler Brothers; Shakin' Stevens; The Stonemans;
Jerry Jeff Walker; Bob Weir; Kitty Wells; Dottie West.
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, headin' for the trains
Feelin' 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 of my dirty red bandana
And was blowin sad while Bobby sang the blues, yeah
With them windshield wipers slappin' time, And Bobby clappin' hands
We finally sang every song that driver knew, yeah
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free,
Feelin' good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues
You know, feelin' good was good enough for me
From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Standin' right beside me Lord, through everything I done
And every night she kept me from the cold
One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away
Lookin' for the home I hope she'll find
But I'd trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday
Holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', that's all that Bobby left me, yeah
But if feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
Hey, feelin' good was good enough for me, mm-hmm
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
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(Janis Joplin version)
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
And I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
It rode us all the way into New Orleans
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
I's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues, yeah
Windshield wipers slappin' time, I's holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
We sang every song that driver knew, yeah
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin' don't mean nothin' hon' if it ain't free, no no
And feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
You know, feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
From the Kentucky coal mine to the California sun
There Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
Yeah, Bobby baby kept me from the cold
One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away
He's lookin' for that home and I hope he finds it
But I'd trade all o' my tomorrows for one single yesterday
To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', that's all that Bobby left me, yeah
But if feelin' good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues
Hey, feelin' good was good enough for me, mm-hmm
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
La-da-da La-da-da-da La-da-da da-da da-da
La-da-da da-la-da la-da, Bobby McGee, yeah
La-da-la-da-la-da La-da-la-da-da
La-da-la-da-la-la, Bobby McGee, yeah
La-da-da La-da-da La da-da La da-da
La-da-da La da-da La da-da
Hey, my Bobby, Lord, my Bobby McGee, yeah
Lo-da-lo da-la-lo-da-la
Lo-da-la-lo da-la-lo la-la-lo la-la-lo la-la
Hey, my Bobby, Lord, my Bobby McGee, yeah
Lord, I call him my lover, call him my man
I said I call him my lover, did the best I can, c'mon
Hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah
La-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-la
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, Lord!
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La-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, yeah
