Me and Bobby McGee

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Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin

About Me and Bobby McGee

Janis Joplin's recording of Me and Bobby McGee is a legendary musical achievement that became her most famous posthumous hit. The song, originally written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, was first performed by Roger Miller, but Joplin's version became the definitive rendition. Joplin's version was the second posthumously released No. 1 single in U.S. chart history, following Otis Redding's (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay. In 2002, her recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. .

Me and Bobby McGee Lyrics

[00:05.77] Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
[00:10.65] When I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
[00:16.56] Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained
[00:21.86] And rode us all the way into New Orleans
[00:26.95] I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
[00:32.26] I's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues
[00:37.92] Windshield wipers slappin' time, I's holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
[00:43.19] We sang every song that driver knew
[00:48.33] Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose
[00:53.55] Nothin', don't mean nothin' hon' if it ain't free, no-no
[00:58.34] And feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
[01:03.68] You know feelin' good was good enough for me
[01:09.33] Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
[01:14.66]
[01:16.82] From the Kentucky coal mine to the California sun
[01:21.94] There Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
[01:27.10] Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
[01:32.38] Yeah, Bobby baby, kept me from the cold
[01:37.27] One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away
[01:42.22] He's lookin' for that home, and I hope he finds it
[01:47.33] But, I'd trade all of my tomorrows, for one single yesterday
[01:52.32] To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
[01:58.01] Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose
[02:03.09] Nothin', and that's all that Bobby left me, yeah
[02:07.71] But feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
[02:12.83] That feelin' good was good enough for me, mmm-hmm
[02:18.57] Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
[02:23.35] La-da-da, la-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da-da-da
[02:29.12] La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da, Bobby McGee, yeah
[02:33.82] La-da-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da
[02:38.99] La, la-la-la-da-da- Bobby McGee, oh yeah
[02:44.09] La-da-da, la-da-da, la,da-da, la,da-da
[02:47.41] La-da-da, la-da-da, la-di-da
[02:50.03] Hey now, Bobby now, now Bobby McGee, yeah
[02:53.76] Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, lo-da-da, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
[02:59.86] Hey now, Bobby now, now Bobby McGee, yeah
[03:03.69] Well, I wanna call him my lover, call him my man
[03:06.42] I said, I call him my lover, did the best I can, come on
[03:09.38] Hey now, Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah
[03:13.38] Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, oh
[03:19.06] Hey-hey-hey, Bobby McGee, Lord
[03:23.23]

From the album: Haynes Ultimate Guide to 60s