(Words and music by Kris Kristofferson)

Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin´ for a train 
And I´s feelin´ near as faded as my jeans 
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained 
It rode us all the way into New Orleans 
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana 
I´s playin´ soft while Bobby sang the blues, yeah 
Windshield wipers slappin´ time, I´s holdin´ Bobby´s hand in mine 
We sang every song that driver knew, yeah 

Freedom´s just another word for nothin´ left to lose 
Nothin´ don´t mean nothin´ hon´ if it ain´t free, no no 
And feelin´ good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues 
You know, feelin´ good was good enough for me 
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee 

From the Kentucky coal mine to the California sun 
There Bobby shared the secrets of my soul 
Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done 
Yeah, Bobby baby kept me from the cold 
One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away 
He´s lookin´ for that home and I hope he finds it 
But I´d trade all o´ my tomorrows for one single yesterday 
To be holdin´ Bobby´s body next to mine 

Freedom´s just another word for nothin´ left to lose 
Nothin´, that´s all that Bobby left me, yeah 
But if feelin´ good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues 
Hey, feelin´ good was good enough for me, mm-hmm 
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee 

La-da-da La-da-da-da La-da-da da-da da-da 
La-da-da da-la-da la-da, Bobby McGee, yeah 
La-da-la-da-la-da La-da-la-da-da 
La-da-la-da-la-la, Bobby McGee, yeah 
La-da-da La-da-da La da-da La da-da 
La-da-da La da-da La da-da 
Hey, my Bobby, Lord, my Bobby McGee, yeah 
Lo-da-lo da-la-lo-da-la 
Lo-da-la-lo da-la-lo la-la-lo la-la-lo la-la 
Hey, my Bobby, Lord, my Bobby McGee, yeah 

Lord, I call him my lover, call him my man 
I said I call him my lover, did the best I can, c´mon 
Hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah 
La-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-la 
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, Lord! 

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La-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la 
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, yeah