Janis Joplin Me and Bobby McGee Lyrics

Janis Joplin - A hippie at heart 1960s
Janis Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer-songwriter who sang rock, soul, and blues music. One of the most successful and widely known rock stars of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and "electric" stage presence.
Just a snippet of her short life.

Lyrics
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waiting for a train
And Is feeling nearly as faded as my jeans.
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained,
It rode us all the way to New Orleans.

I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna,
I was playing soft while Bobby sang the blues, now
Windshield wipers slapping time,
I was holding Bobbys hand in mine,
We sang every song that driver knew.

Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose,
Nothing dont mean nothing honey if it aint free,
And feeling good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues,
You know feeling good enough for you
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.

From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun,
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul.
Through all kinds of weather, through everything that we done,
Hey Bobby baby kept me from the cold.

One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away,
He’s looking for that home and I hope he finds it,
But I’d trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday
To be holding Bobbys body next to mine.

Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose,
Nothing, thats all that Bobby left me,
Feeling good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues,
Hey, feeling good was good enough for me, hmm hmm,
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.

La la la, la la la la, la la la, la la la la
La la la la la Bobby McGee.
La la la la la, la la la la la
La la la la la, Bobby McGee, la.

La La la, la la la la la la,
La La la la la la la la la, hey now Bobby now Bobby McGee yeah.
Na na na na na na na na, na na na na na na na na na na na
Hey now Bobby now, Bobby McGee, yeah.

Lord, Im calling my lover, calling my man,
I said Im calling my lover just the best I can,
Cmon, where is Bobby now, where is Bobby McGee, yeah,
Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, Lord!

Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee.

Song Me and Bobby McGee
Artist Janis Joplin
Writers Fred Foster, Kris Kristofferson
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