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Words & Music • Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum 37 LYRIC SHEET Me and Bobby McGee Kris Kristofferson/Fred Foster Busted flat in Baton Rouge, headin’ for the trains Feelin’ nearly faded as my jeans Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained Took us all the way to New Orleans, I took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna And was blowin’ sad, while Bobby sang the blues With them windshield wipers slappin’ time and Bobby clappin’ hands We finally sang up every song that driver knew. Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose And nothin’ ain’t worth nothin’ but it’s free; Feelin’ good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues Feeling good was good enough for me Good enough for me and Bobby McGee. From the coal mines of Kentucky to the California sun Bobby shared the secrets of my soul Standing right beside me, Lord, through everything I done And every night she kept me from the cold. Then somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away Lookin’ for the home I hope she’ll find And I’d trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday Holdin’ Bobby’s body next to mine. Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose, And nothin’ left is all she left for me Feelin’ good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues And buddy, that was good enough for me Good enough for me and Bobby McGee. RHYME.

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