busted flat in Baton Rouge

 

On You Tube, the video titled

Kris Kristofferson ~ Me and Bobby McGee

uploader / channel:  NoRosesForMe

... and play

Busted flat in Baton Rouge,

Headin' for the trains

Feelin' near as 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 bandana,

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

Nothin' ain't worth nothin'

But it's free

Feelin' good was easy, Lord, 

When Bobby sang the blues

Feelin' 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,

In everything I 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 -

Nothin' left to lose

Nothin' left is all she left for me

Feelin' good was easy, Lord, 

When Bobby sang the blues

Buddy that was good enough for me

Good enough for me and Bobby McGee

Na nananananana - nanana-nana -

me and Bobby McGee...  

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