Joan Baez - Me And Bobby McGee

 

Busted in Baton Rouge, waitin’ fer a train

When I’s feeing nearly faded as my jeans

Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained

And rode us all the way to New Orleans

I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana

I’s playing soft while Bobby sung the blues, n-yeah

Windshield wipers slapping time I’s, holding Bobby’s hand in mine and

We sang every song that driver knew

 

Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose,

Nothing, I mean nothing honey if it ain’t free, no no

Yeah 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 Kentucky coal mines to the California sun

Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul

Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done

Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold world

One day near Salinas Lord, I left him slip away

He’s lookin’ for that home, and I hope he finds it

But I’d trade all of my tomorrow for one single yesterday

To be holding Bobby’s body next to mine

 

Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose

Nothing, and 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-mm

Good enough for me and Bobby McGee

 

 

La da la la la, la da la la da la

La da da la la la Bobby McGee yeah

La da la la la, la da la la da la

La da da la la la Bobby McGee yeah

La da la la la, la da la la da la

La da da la la la Bobby McGee yeah

 

Lord I called him my lover, I called him my man

I said I called him my lover just the best I can c’mon, c’mon

Bobby now, c’mon Bobby McGee

 

La da la la, la da la la la la

Hey hey hey Bobby McGee yeah