Me & Bobby McGee

WV2139/2025

Watercolours van Gogh & coloured pencils faber-castell on Steinbach paper.

 

"Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train

When I was feelin' near as faded as my jeans

Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained

That rode us all the way in to New Orleans

I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana

I was playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues, yeah

Windshield wipers slappin' time, I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine

We sang every song that driver knew

 

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

Nothin', don't mean nothin', honey, if it ain't free, no no

Yeah, feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues

You know feelin' good was good enough for me

Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee

 

From the Kentucky coal mine to the California sun

Yeah, Bobby shared the secrets of my soul

Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done

Yeah, Bobby baby kept me from the cold

One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away

He's lookin' for that home, and I hope he finds it

But I'd trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday

To be holdin' Bobby's body next to mine

 

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

Nothin', and that's all that Bobby left me

Well feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues

Hey feelin' good was good enough for me, mhm

Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee;;;3

 

ME AND BOBBY McGEE - Janis Joplin, 1971 (Written by Kris Kristofferson)

 

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