Me And Bobby McGee
Dolly Parton Lyrics

Busted flat in Baton Rouge
I was broke and stranded in Baton Rouge.

Waitin' for the train
I was waiting for a train to take me somewhere else.

Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans
I was tired and worn out from my travels.

Bobby thumbed a diesel down
Bobby hitchhiked and got us a ride on a truck.

Just before it rained
We got lucky and found a ride before it started raining.

Rode us all the way to New Orleans
We traveled with the driver all the way to New Orleans.

I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna
I took out my harmonica from my bandanna and started playing it.

And was playing soft
I played the harmonica gently.

While Bobby sang the blues
Meanwhile, Bobby sang a sad song.

With them windshield wipers slappin' time
The rhythm of the windshield wipers matched the beat of the music.

I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
I held Bobby's hand as we traveled together.

We sang every song that driver knew
Bobby and I sang along to every song the driver played.

Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
When you have nothing left, you are free to do whatever you want.

Nothin' ain't worth nothin' but it's free
Things that are worthless have no value but they are available for anyone to take.

Feelin' good was easy, Lord,
It was easy to feel good.

When he sang the blues
When Bobby sang the sad songs.

And feelin' good was good enough for me
Feeling good was all that mattered to me.

Good enough for me and Bobby McGee
Both Bobby and I were happy with feeling good.

From Kentucky coal mines
I came from the coal mines of Kentucky.

To the California sun
And now I was traveling to California.

Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Bobby and I were close and knew each other's deepest secrets.

Through all kinds of weather, Lord
We stuck together through all kinds of situations, good or bad.

Through everything I done
No matter what I did or where I went, Bobby was always there for me.

Bobby baby kept me from the cold
Bobby protected me from harm and kept me warm in cold weather.

Then somewhere near Salinas, Lord
But somewhere near Salinas, I lost him.

I let him slip away
Bobby and I were separated and he went his own way.

Lookin' for the home I hope he'll find it
I hope Bobby finds a place to call home.

And I'd trade all of my tomorrows
I would give up everything in the future.

For one single yesterday
Just to relive the past with Bobby again.

Holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
I longed to be near Bobby again.

Nothin' left is all that Bobby left me
After he left, I had nothing left from him.

And buddy, that was good enough for me
Even though Bobby left me with nothing, the memories of him were still good enough for me.

Good enough for me and Bobby McGee
The memories of Bobby and the good times were all that mattered to me.