Janis Joplin - Me And Bobby McGee

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1Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
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2When I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
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3Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
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4And rode us all the way into New Orleans
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7I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
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8I's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues
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9Windshield wipers slappin' time, I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
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10We sang every song that driver knew
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13Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
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14Nothin', it ain't nothin' honey, if it ain't free
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15And feelin' good was easy, lord, oh, when he sang the blues
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16You know feelin' good was good enough for me
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17Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
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20>From the Kentucky coal mines to the California sun
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21Yeah Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
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22Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done
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23Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold
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26One day up near Salinas, lo-ord, I let him slip away
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27He's lookin' for that home and I hope he finds it
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28Well I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday
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29To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
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32Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
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33Nothin', and that's all that Bobby left me
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34Well, feelin' good was easy, lo-o-ord, when he sang the blues
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35And feelin' good was good enough for me
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36Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee yeah
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39La da da, la da daa, la da daa da daa da daa
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40  La da da da daa dadada Bobby McGee-ah
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41Laa li daa da daa daa, la da daa da daa
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42Laa la laa la daada Bobby McGee-ah yeah
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La di da, ladida LA135 dida LA136 di daa, ladida LA137 dida LA138 di daa
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45  Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah
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46Lo lo LO lolo LO lo laa, lololo LO lolo LO lolo LO lolo LO la laa
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47  Hey now Bobby now now Bobby McGee yeah
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50Lord, I called him my lover, I called him my man
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51I said I called him my lover, did the best I can
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52C'mon, hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah
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53Lo lo lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord, a lord oh
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54Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, lord
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56Outro -x3-:
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