I'd trade all o' my tomorrows for one single yesterday

[Mutley]

One of my absolute favorite songs since I was old enough to know what a song was.

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ME & BOBBY MCGEE
Janis Joplin

Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train
And I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
It 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, yeah
Windshield wipers slappin' time, I's holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
We sang every song that driver knew, yeah

Freedom's 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 o' 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', that's all that Bobby left me, yeah
But if feelin' good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues
Hey, feelin' good was good enough for me, mm-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-la-da la-da, Bobby McGee, yeah
La-da-la-da-la-da La-da-la-da-da
La-da-la-da-la-la, Bobby McGee, yeah
La-da-da La-da-da La da-da La da-da
La-da-da La da-da La da-da
Hey, my Bobby, Lord, my Bobby McGee, yeah
Lo-da-lo da-la-lo-da-la
Lo-da-la-lo da-la-lo la-la-lo la-la-lo la-la
Hey, my Bobby, Lord, my Bobby McGee, yeah

Lord, I call him my lover, call him my man
I said I call him my lover, did the best I can, c'mon
Hey now Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah
La-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-la
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, Lord!



La-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la-da la
Hey, hey, hey, Bobby McGee, yeah

[miss_american_pie]

1. Here's to nothing left to lose

:toast:

[Mutley]

2. :) Absolutely.

:toast:

[havocmom]

6. Been there. Done that. It's sorta liberating, isn't it?

Teaches one to put fear in a box and drop it in the river.

[miss_american_pie]

7. That is a great image

and you're exactly right. :thumbsup:

[In_The_Wind]

3. Tomorrow & tomorrow & tomorrow

*sigh*

[Mutley]

8. Sigh indeed.

:hug:

[In_The_Wind]

9. just one more day from 1979

or even 1985 :cry:

[Mutley]

12. 1979...

I was born that year...

Happy times, were they?

[In_The_Wind]

13. Damn! You are a young one!

We knew they were some of the best days of our lives.

[Mutley]

15. I am young in body, yes.

But old at heart. :hug:

[oneighty]

4. Holding Bobby's body next to mine.

I have that on vinyl by Jerry Lee Lewis. On CD Kristhofferson also on CD Janis Joplin.

180

[Mutley]

10. I just have it on mp3.

But I've listened to it almost every day since I was a child. :)

[mdmc]

5. Love when Bobby Weir does it on tour

:kick:

[Mutley]

11. Never heard that one...

Thanks for the kick. :)

[Gormy Cuss]

14. Loved her version. It's such a different song when Kristopherson sings it.

But I think of this one a lot these days:

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a color TV ?
Dialing For Dollars is trying to find me.
I wait for delivery each day until three,
So oh Lord, won’t you buy me a color TV ?

Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town ?
I’m counting on you, Lord, please don’t let me down.
Prove that you love me and buy the next round,
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a night on the town ?

Everybody!
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends,
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?

That’s it!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

16. Without a doubt one of my favorites.

And a memory as well. Worked in a bowling alley bar a million years ago when I was saving up to go to college when this J.J. song was on the jukebox. I was young and cute and the guys on the leagues used to come in the bar and flirt and try to get me to go out with them. Since then I've graduated, had a nursing career, raised a family and retired, but I still remember rolling my eyes at those guys I thought were just old geezers. Geesh...the years do pass. (Wonder if I saved any of those phone numbers??) :)

[mdmc]

17. the dead used to cover bobby mcgee back in the day

here is a link to some web dead shows http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=290x115 . You can actually find many jam bands covering mcgee on archive.org