Me & Bobby Mcgee

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Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
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When I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans

Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
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And rode us all the way into New Orleans

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I pulled my harp out of my dirty red bandana
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I's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues
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Windshield wipers slappin' time, I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
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We sang every song that driver knew

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Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
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Nothin', it ain't nothin' honey, if it ain't free
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And feelin' good was easy, lord, oh, when he sang the blues
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You know feelin' good was good enough for me
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Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee

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From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun
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Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul

Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
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Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold

One day up near Salinas, lord, I let him slip away
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He's lookin' for that home and I hope he finds it

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Well I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday
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To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine

Chorus

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