Dear Billy
ME & BOBBY MCGE
Janis Jopli
- words and music by Kris Kristofferso
- 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 trai
And I's feelin' near as faded as my jean
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it raine
It rode us all the way into New Orlean
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandan
I's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues, yea
Windshield wipers slappin' time, I's holdin' Bobby's hand in min
We sang every song that driver knew, yea
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to los
Nothin' don't mean nothin' hon' if it ain't free, no n
And feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blue
You know, feelin' good was good enough for m
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGe
From the Kentucky coal mine to the California su
There Bobby shared the secrets of my sou
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we don
Yeah, Bobby baby kept me from the col
One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip awa
He's lookin' for that home and I hope he finds i
But I'd trade all o' my tomorrows for one single yesterda
To be holdin' Bobby's body next to min
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to los
Nothin', that's all that Bobby left me, yea
But if feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blue
Hey, feelin' good was good enough for me, mm-hm
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGe
La-da-daLa-da-da-daLa-da-da da-da da-d
La-da-da da-la-da la-da, Bobby McGee, yea
La-da-la-da-la-daLa-da-la-da-d
La-da-la-da-la-la, Bobby McGee, yea
La-da-daLa-da-da La da-da La da-d
La-da-da La da-da La da-d
Hey, my Bobby, Lord, my Bobby McGee, yea
Lo-da-loda-la-lo-da-l
Lo-da-la-loda-la-lo la-la-lo la-la-lo la-l
Hey, my Bobby, Lord, my Bobby McGee, yea
Lord, I call him my lover, call him my ma
I said I call him my lover, did the best I can, c'mo
Hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yea
La-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-l
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, Lord
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La-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da l
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, yeah
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