![]() ![]() One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away Through all kinds of weather, through everything we done There Bobby shared the secrets of my soul You know, feelin’ good was good enough for meįrom the Kentucky coal mine to the California sun Nothin’, don’t mean nothin’ hon’ if it ain’t free, no noĪnd, feelin’ good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues Windshield wipers slappin’ time, I was holdin’ Bobby’s hand in mineįreedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose I was playin’ soft while Bobby sang the blues, yeah I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna But in my mind, none do it justice so well as Janis Joplin.īusted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin’ for a trainĪnd I’s feelin’ near as faded as my jeansīobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained The song has been recorded by many since, including Waylon Jennings, Grateful Dead, Kristofferson himself, Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, Gordon Lightfoot, and Miranda Lambert. ![]() Often misinterpreted as a love song for Janis Joplin, the real inspiration behind Kris Kristofferson’s ‘Me and Bobby McGee’ was his producer and co-writer Fred Foster and a young secretary named Barbara McKee. Joplin’s version was released after her death from a heroin overdose in 1970. Written by Kris Kristofferson and songwriter Fred Foster, it was originally sung by Roger Miller. Me & Bobby McGee is at the top of that list. Janis Joplin was not among my favourites growing up, but she had a few songs that I really liked and that have stuck with me through the years.
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