I said I call him my lover
It rode us all the way into New Orleans
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
La da la da da
One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away
Windshield wipers slappin' time, I's holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
Lo da lo da la lo da la
We sang every song that driver knew, yeah
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
But if feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
Lo da la lo da la lo
My Bobby McGee, yeah
La da da, la da da
But I'd trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, Lord!
From the Kentucky coal mine to the California sun
To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine
Nothin', that's all that Bobby left me, yeah
You know, feelin' good was good enough for me
Did the best I can, c'mon
Call him my man
La da da la da da
I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
La da la da la da
He's lookin' for that home and I hope he finds it
La da la da la da
My Bobby McGee, yeah
La da da, la da da da
La la lo la la lo la la
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
Yeah, Bobby baby kept me from the cold
It's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues, yeah
There Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose
La da la da la la
Bobby McGee, yeah
And feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
Hey, my Bobby, Lord
Hey now Bobby McGee, yeah
Through all kinds of weather, through everything that we done
Hey, feelin' good was good enough for me, mm-hmm
Nothin', don't mean nothin' honey if it ain't free, no no
La da la da la da la
La da da da la da la da
La da da la da da
Hey, hey, hey
La da la da la da la da
La da da da da da da
Lord, I call him my lover
Hey now Bobby now
Bobby McGee, yeah
La da la da la da la da la da
La da da
Hey, my Bobby, Lord
