Me And Bobby McGee

Me And Bobby McGee

Me And Bobby McGee

Busted broke down in Baton RougeBusted flat in Baton Rouge
Waitin' for a trainWaitin' for a train
Feelin' as worn out as my jeansWhen I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
Bobby hitched a ride on a diesel truckBobby thumbed a diesel down
Just before the rain came downJust before it rained
He took us all the way to New OrleansHe rode us all the way to New Orleans

I took out my harmonicaI pulled my harpoon
From my dirty red bandanaOut of my dirty red bandana
I played softly while Bobby sang the bluesI was playin' soft while Bobby sang blues
Windshield wipers keeping timeWindshield wipers slappin' time
I was holding Bobby's hand in mineI was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
We sang every song that driver knewWe sang every song that driver knew

Freedom's just another word for havin' nothing left to loseFreedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', I mean nothin' honey if it ain't freeNothin', I mean nothin' hon' if it ain't free
Yeah, feeling good was easy Lord, when he sang the bluesYeah, feelin' good was easy Lord, when he sang the blues
Yeah, feeling good was good enough for meYeah, feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGeeGood enough for me and my Bobby Mcgee

From the coal mines of KentuckyFrom the Kentucky coal mines
To the California sunTo the California Sun
Yeah, Bobby shared the secrets of my soulYeah, Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weatherThrough all kinds of weather
Through everything that we didThrough everything that we done
Hey, Bobby baby help me from the coldHey, Bobby baby help me from the cold

One day near Salinas, LordOne day up near Salinas, Lord
I let him slip awayI let him slip away
He's searching for that home, and I hope he finds itHe's lookin' for that home, and I hope he finds it
Well, I'd trade all of my tomorrowsWell, I'd trade all o' my tomorrows
For one single yesterdayFor one single yesterday
To be holding Bobby's body next to mineTo be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine

Freedom's just another word for havin' nothing left to loseFreedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', and that's all that Bobby left me, la daNothin', an' that's all that Bobby left me, la da
Oh, feeling good was easy, Lord, when he sang the bluesOh, feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
Yeah, feeling good was good enough for me, oo ooYeah, feelin' good was good enough for me, oo oo
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGeeGood enough for me and my Bobby Mcgee

La da daLa da da
La da da daLa da da da
La da da da da da da daLa da da da da da da da
La da da da da da da da Bobby McGee, yeahLa da da da da da da da Bobby Mcgee, yeah
La da da da da da daLa da da da da da da
La da da da daLa da da da da
La da da da da da da Bobby McGee, yeahLa da da da da da da Bobby Mcgee, yeah

La da La la da da la da da la da daLa da La la da da la da da la da da
La da da da da da da da daLa da da da da da da da da
Hey now, Bobby, now, now Bobby McGee, yeahHey now, Bobby, now, now Bobby Mcgee, yeah
La la la la la la la laLa la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la laLa la la la la la la la la la la la la la la
Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee, yeahHey now Bobby now now Bobby Mcgee, yeah

Lord, I called him my loverLord, I called him my lover
I called him my manI called him my man
I said I called him my lover did the best I cam, c'monI said I called him my lover did the best I cam, c'mon
Hey now Bobby nowHey now Bobby now
Hey now Bobby McGee, yeahHey now Bobby Mcgee, yeah

WooWoo

La da da da da da da da da da da da da da da daLa da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da
Hey, hey, hey Bobby McGee, yeahHey, hey, hey Bobby Mcgee, yeah