Me and Bobby Mcgee By KRIS KRISTOFFERSON (Cover)

Me and Bobby Mcgee By KRIS KRISTOFFERSON (Cover)
"Me and Bobby McGee" is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, originally performed by Roger Miller. Janis Joplin notably covered the song on the album Pearl. The song was recorded only a few days before her death in October 1970. (Courtesy Of wikipedia)

Lyrics:
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, headin' for the train,
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 blowing 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 nothing' left to lose:
Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free.
Feeling 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.
Standin' right beside me, Lord, through everything I've done,
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 nothing' left to lose:
Nothin' left is all she left for me.
Feeling good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues.
Buddy, that was good enough for me;
Good enough for me and Bobby McGee.

La da da la la na na na
La da da na na.
La la la da, Me and Bobby McGee.
La la la la la da da da
La la la da da.
La la la da, Me and Bobby McGee.

La la la la la na na na
La la la da da.
La da da da, Me and Bobby McGee.
La la la la la da da da.................

To fade

* 1969 Roger Miller on the album Roger Miller 1970
* 1969 Kenny Rogers & The First Edition on the album Ruby Don't Take Your Love to Town
* 1970 Ramblin' Jack Elliott on the album Bull Durham Sacks & Railroad Tracks
* 1970 Gordon Lightfoot on the album Sit Down Young Stranger
* 1970 Kris Kristofferson on his debut album Kristofferson (About this sound Listen (help·info)) (Kristofferson's version also appears in the film "Two-Lane Blacktop")
* 1970 Bill Haley & His Comets on the album Rock Around the Country. (According to the biography Bill Haley by John Swenson, Kristofferson gave Haley's version his seal of approval.)
* 1970 Sam The Sham from the Atlantic single "Me And Bobby McGee/Key To The Highway" (Atlantic #2757)
* 1971 Janis Joplin U.S. number-one single, and on the album Pearl (About this sound Listen (help·info))
* 1971 & 1972 Jerry Lee Lewis (flip side to "Would You Take Another Chance on Me") and on "The Killer Rocks On"
* 1971 Dottie West on the album Have You Heard...
* 1971 The Grateful Dead on the album Skull & Roses, and numerous other live recordings
* 1971 Loretta Lynn on the album I Wanna Be Free
* 1972 Johnny Cash on the live På Österåker
* 1972 Jeannie C. Riley On her Give myself a party Album
* 1973 Waylon Jennings on the album Lonesome, On'ry and Mean
* 1973 Chet Atkins on the album Alone
* 1973 Thelma Houston on Thelma Houston (1972)
* 1973 Olivia Newton-John on the album Let Me Be There
* 1974 Cornelis Vreeswijk on the album Getinghonung (Swedish lyrics: Jag och Bosse Lidén)
* 1975 Lonnie Donegan
* 1979 Gianna Nannini (Io E Bobby McGee) on the album California
* 1992 Micke Muster on the album Live In Norway
* 1994 Melissa Etheridge on the album Acoustic
* 1999 LeAnn Rimes on the album LeAnn Rimes
* 1999 Barb Jungr on the album Bare
* 2000 Sleepy LaBeuf on the album Larger than Life 3
* 2002 Anne Murray on the album Country Croonin'
* 2002 Jennifer Love Hewitt on the album Bare Naked
* 2002 Waterloo & Robinson (Ich und BobbyMcGee) on the album Marianne
* 2003 Jerry Jeff Walker on the album Too Old To Change
* 2004 Pink on the album Live in Europe
* 2004 Gunter Gabriel on the album Freiheit ist ein Abenteuer
* 2005 Allison Crowe on the double-album Live at Wood Hall
* 2005 Dolly Parton on the album Those Were The Days (About this sound Listen (help·info))
* 2005 Arlo Guthrie on the album Live In Sydney
* 2005 Tori Amos live in Hartford 4 Oct 2005
* 2006 Dale Ann Bradley on the album Catch Tomorrow
* 2007 Angela Kalule on the album Last King Of Scotland OST
* 2007 Caroline af Ugglas on the album Joplin på Svenska
* 2007 Loquillo y los trogloditas on the album Companeros de Viaje
* 2007 Jennie Devoe on the album Busted Flat
(Courtesy of wikipedia)