Me and Bobbi McGee  (CIM 1102)  Tony Simmons  (Janis Joplin ) 1970

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Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
When I'm feelin' near as faded as my jeans

Left Allemande the Corner, Turn Thru at home

Left Allemande the Corner, Weave that Ring
Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained

Swing your own and you Promenade

Feelin’ good was easy lord when she sang the blues
Good enough for me & Bobbi McGee

FIGURE

Heads Promenade Halfway

Walk in and Pass the Ocean, Extend

Spin Chain Thru, Girls Circulate
Everybody Single Hinge, now go
Scoot back and then Scoot Back again
Swing the corner, Promenade

Feelin’ good was easy lord when she sang the blues
Good enough for me & Bobbi McGee

MIDDLE BREAK - CLOSER

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Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', don't mean nothin' hon' if it ain't free,

Left Allemande the Corner, Turn Thru at home

Left Allemande the Corner, Weave that Ring
La-da-da, la-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da-da-da

Swing your own and you Promenade

Feelin’ good was easy lord when she sang the blues
Good enough for me & Bobbi McGee

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Good enough for me & Bobbi McGee

ORIGINAL LYRICS

Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
When I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down, just before it rained
And rode us all the way into New Orleans

 

I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
I's playin' soft while Bobby sang the blues
Windshield wipers slappin' time, I's holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
We sang every song that driver knew

 

Freedom is just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', don't mean nothin' hon' if it ain't free, no-no
And 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
There 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 is just another word for nothin' left to lose
Nothin', and that's all that Bobby left me, yeah
But feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
That feelin' good was good enough for me, mmm-hmm
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee

 

La-da-da, la-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da, Bobby McGee, yeah
La-da-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da
La, la-la-la-da-da- Bobby McGee, oh yeah

 

La-da-da, la-da-da, la, da-da, la, da-da
La-da-da, la-da-da, la-di-da
Hey now, Bobby now, now Bobby McGee, yeah
Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, lo-da-da, na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na
Hey now, Bobby now, now Bobby McGee, yeah

 

Well, I wanna call him my lover, call him my man
I said, I call him my lover, did the best I can, come on
Hey now, Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah
Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, a Lord, oh
Hey-hey-hey, Bobby McGee, Lord