ME & BOBBY MCGEE

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

COUNTRY ROADS

Almost heaven, West Virginia

Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River

Life is old there, older than the trees

Younger than the mountains, growin' like a breeze

Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads

All my memories gather 'round her

Miner's lady, stranger to blue water

Dark and dusty, painted on the sky

Misty taste of moonshine, teardrops in my eye

Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads

I hear her voice in the mornin' hour, she calls me

The radio reminds me of my home far away

Drivin' down the road, I get a feelin' that I should've been home

Yesterday, yesterday

Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads

Country roads, take me home

To the place I belong

West Virginia, mountain mama

Take me home, country roads

Take me home, down country roads

Take me home, down country roads

ROLLER SKATES

I rode my bicycle past your window last night

I roller skated to your door at daylight

It almost seems like you′re avoiding me

I'm okay alone but you′ve got something I need

Well, I've got a brand new pair of roller skates

You got a brand new key

I think that we should get together

And try them on to see

I've been lookin′ around awhile

You′ve got something for me

Well, I've got a brand new pair of roller skates

You got a brand new key

I ride my bike, I roller skate, don′t drive no car

Don't go so fast but I go pretty far

For somebody who don′t drive, I've been all around the world

Some people say I′ve done alright for a girl

I asked your mother if you were at home

She said yes but that you weren't alone

It almost seems like you're avoiding me

I′m okay alone but you′ve got something I need

Well, I've got a brand new pair of roller skates

You got a brand new key

I think that we should get together

And try them on to see

Well, I got a brand new pair of roller skates

You′ve got a brand new key

CRAWDAD SONG

You get a line and I'll get a pole, Honey,

You get a line and I'll get a pole, Babe.

You get a line and I'll get a pole,

We'll go fishin' in the crawdad hole,

Honey, Baby mine.

Sittin' on the bank 'til my feet get cold, Honey,

Sittin' on the bank 'til my feet get cold, Babe,

Sittin' on the bank 'til my feet get cold,

Lookin' down that crawdad hole,

Honey, Baby mine.

Yonder comes a man with a sack on his back, Honey,

Yonder comes a man with a sack on his back, Babe,

Yonder comes a man with a sack on his back,

Packin' all the crawdads he can pack,

Honey, Baby mine.

The man fell down and he broke that sack, Honey,

The man fell down and he broke that sack, Babe,

The man fell down and he broke that sack,

See those crawdads backing back,

Honey, Baby mine.

I heard the duck say to the drake, Honey,

I heard the duck say to the drake, Babe,

I heard the duck say to the drake,

There ain't no crawdads in this lake,

Honey, Baby mine.