Janis Joplin | Lyrics | Me and Bobby McGee

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 bandanna
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 is 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 is just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', and 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, hmm
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee

Laa daa daa
Bobby McGee
Laa daa daa
Bobby McGee

Laa daa daa
Hey, my Bobby, Lord, my Bobby McGee
Loo daa daa
Hey, my Bobby, Lord, my Bobby McGee

Lord, I call him my lover, call him my man
I said, "I call him my lover", did the best I can, come on
Hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee
Laa daa daa
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, Lord

Hey
Whoa

Laa daa daa
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee