Gladiolus Rag

Etheridge Melissa Miscellaneous Me And Bobby Mcgee (Original By Janis Joplin) SOURCE: original TRANSCRIBED BY: Maarten van Egmond STATUS: finished; some words may be wrong THANK YOU: Tina G., Sheri Gillette, Alan McKendree, Elaine Naiman, Kim Reed 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 Rode us all the way into New Orleans I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna I was playing soft while Bobby sang the blues-ah Windshield wipers slappin' time, I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine We sang ev'ry song that driver knew Freedom is just another word for "nothing left to loose" Nothin', I mean nothing hon, if it ain't free no Oh feeling good was easy oh-ho when he sang the blues You know feeling good was good enough for me Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee From the Kentucky coal mines to the California Sun Hey Bobby shared the secrets of my soul Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done Hey Bobby-baby kept me from the cold One day out near Salinas oh-ho, I let him slip away He's looking for that home and I hope he finds it Well I'd trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday, To be holding Bobby's body next to mine Freedom is just another word for "nothing left to loose" Nothing, and that's all that Bobby left me, yeah Well feeling good was easy oh-ho when he sang the blues Hey feeling good was good enough for me Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee Lalala... Bobby McGee Lalala... Bobby McGee Lalala... Bobby McGee Lalala... Bobby McGee Call him my lover, call him my man, I said I call him my lover just the best I can, come on Bobby McGee, yeah Lalala... Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee Lalala... Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee --- --- --- --- ---