Me and Bobby McGee

by Janis Joplin , Kris Kristofferson

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Busted flat in Baton Rouge, headin' for the train,
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Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans.
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Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained;
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Took us all the way to New Orleans.
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I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna,
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And was blowing sad while Bobby-- sang the blues.
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With them windshield wipers slappin' time,
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And Bobby clappin' hands,
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We finally sang up every song that driver knew.

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Freedom's just another word for nothing' left to lose:
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Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free.
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Feeling good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues.
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Feeling good was good enough for me;
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Good enough for me and Bobby McGee.

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From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun,
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Bobby shared the secrets of my soul.
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Standin' right beside me, Lord, through everything I've done,
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Every night she kept me from the cold.
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Then somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away,
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Lookin' for the home I hope she'll find.
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And I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday,
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Holdin' Bobby's body next to mine.

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Freedom's just another word for nothing' left to lose:
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Nothin' left is all she left for me.
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Feeling good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues.
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Buddy, that was good enough for me;
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Good enough for me and Bobby McGee.