Me & bobby mcgeejanis joplin- words and music by kris kristofferson- first popularized by roger miller in 1969 (#12 country hit)- lyrics as recorded by janis joplin on the 1971 album "pearl" (columbia vck-30322)busted flat in baton rouge, waitin' for a trainand i's feelin' near as faded as my jeansbobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rainedit rode us all the way into new orleansi pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanai's playin' soft while bobby sang the blues, yeahwindshield wipers slappin' time, i's holdin' bobby's hand in minewe sang every song that driver knew, yeah freedom's 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 mcgeefrom the kentucky coal mine to the california sunthere bobby shared the secrets of my soulthrough all kinds of weather, through everything we doneyeah, bobby baby kept me from the coldone day up near salinas, lord, i let him slip awayhe's lookin' for that home and i hope he finds itbut i'd trade all o' my tomorrows for one single yesterdayto be holdin' bobby's body next to mine freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose nothin', 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, mm-hmm good enough for me and my bobby mcgeela-da-da la-da-da-da la-da-da da-da da-dala-da-da da-la-da la-da, bobby mcgee, yeahla-da-la-da-la-da la-da-la-da-dala-da-la-da-la-la, bobby mcgee, yeahla-da-da la-da-da la da-da la da-dala-da-da la da-da la da-dahey, my bobby, lord, my bobby mcgee, yeahlo-da-lo da-la-lo-da-lalo-da-la-lo da-la-lo la-la-lo la-la-lo la-lahey, my bobby, lord, my bobby mcgee, yeahlord, i call him my lover, call him my mani said i call him my lover, did the best i can, c'monhey now bobby now, hey now bobby mcgee, yeahla-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-lahey, hey, hey, bobby mcgee, lord!------ instrumental break ------la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da lahey, hey, hey, bobby mcgee, yeah