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Me and Bobby McGee

Kris Kristofferson b.22 June 1936, Fred Foster b.26 July 1931 - originally recorded by Roger Miller (1969) Smash Records # 67129.

Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
And I's feeling near as faded as my jeans.
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
And rode us all the way into New Orleans.

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

Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', don't mean nothin' honey if it ain't free.
And feeling good was easy Lord, when he sang the blues
You know feeling good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.

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

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 Bobby's body next to mine.

Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', that's all that Bobby left me, yeah.
But 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 da da - la da da da - la da da - la la la da
La la la - la la da la da, Bobby McGee.

La - da la - da la da - la da da da da
La da la da la da, Bobby McGee

La da da - la da la - la da la - la da la
la da da la - la la la - la, hey now Bobby - lo na - Bobby McGee yeah.

Lo na lo na na lo na na - lo na na lo na na lo na na lo na na lo na na
Hey now Bobby, now my Bobby McGee, yeah.

Lord, Icalled him my lover, called him my man
I said I called him my lover just as fast's I can
C'mon, Where is Bobby now ? Where is Bobby McGee ? - yeah
Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, Lord!

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Whew!

Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lordy Lord
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, yeah. ¥Ç¥

As recorded at Sunset Sound Studios (Los Angeles, CA) on 25 September 1970 and first released on the vinyl album "Pearl" (side 2 track 2) Columbia KC-3022.

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A Woman Left Lonely
All Is Loneliness
Amazing Grace
Apple of My Eye
As Good As You've Been to This World
Ball and Chain
Black Mountain Blues
Blindman
Blow My Mind
Bo Diddley
Buried Alive In The Blues
Bye, Bye Baby
C'mon Baby Let the Good Times Roll
Call On Me
Careless Love
Catch Me Daddy
Caterpillar
Codine
Combination Of The Two
Come Away With Me
Coo Coo
Cry Baby
Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
Dear Landlord
Down On Me
Easy Once You Know How
Easy Rider
Ego Rock
Farewell Song
Flower In The Sun
Get It While You Can
Goin' Down to Brownsville
Gospel Ship
Gutra's Garden
Half Moon
Harry
Hey Baby
I Ain't Gotta Worry
I Can't Turn You Loose
I Know You Rider
I Need A Man To Love
I'll Drown In My Own Tears
Intruder
It's a Deal
Janis
Kansas City Blues
Kozmic Blues
Light Is Faster Than Sound
Little Girl Blue
Magic Of Love
Mary Jane
Maybe
Me and Bobby McGee
Mercedes Benz
Misery 'n
Mississippi River
Moanin' at Midnight
Move Over
Mr. Natural
My Baby
No Reason For Livin'
Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Oh, My Soul
Oh, Sweet Mary
One Good Man
One Night Stand
Piece Of My Heart
Psychedelic Preacher
Raise Your Hand
Red Mountain Burgundy
River Jordan
Road Block
San Francisco Bay Blues
See See Rider
Silver Threads And Golden Needles
So Sad To Be Alone
St. James Infirmary
Stealin' Stealin'
Summertime
Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down
Tell Mama
The Last Time
To Love Somebody
Trouble In Mind
Truckin'
Trust Me
Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)
Turtle Blues
Walk Right In
What Good Can Drinkin' Do
Whisperman
Winin' Boy
Women Is Losers
Work Me, Lord