Busted flat in Baton Rouge

And headin' for the trains

Feelin' nearly faded as my jeans

Bobby thumbed a diesel down

Just before it rained

Took us all the way to New Orleans

And I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna

And was blowin sad while Bobby sang the blues

With them windshield wipers slappin' time

And Bobby clappin' hands with mine we finally

Sang 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

Buddy, that 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

Through everything I done

And 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 of my tomorrows

For one single yesterday

Holdin' Bobby's body next to mine

Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose

Nothin' ain't worth nothing, but it's free Feelin' good was easy, Lord

When bobby sang the blues

And feeling good was good enough for me

Good enough for me and Bobby McGee