Origineel
[Verse 1]
Busted flat in Baton Rouge, heading for the trains
Feeling nearly faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained
Took us all the way to New Orleans
Took my harpoon out of my dirty red bandana
And was blowing sad while Bobby sang the blues
With them windshield wipers slapping time and
Bobby clapping hands we finally sang up every song
That driver knew
[Chorus]
Freedoms just another word for nothing left to lose
And nothing isn’t worth nothing but its free
Feeling good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues
And buddy, that was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
[Verse 2]
From the coalmines of Kentucky to the California sun
Bobby shared the secrets of my soul
Standing right beside me through everything I done
And every night she kept me from the cold
The somewhere near Salinas, Lord, I let her slip away
She was looking for the love I hope shell find
Well I’d trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday
Holding Bobbys body close to mine
[Chorus]
Vertaling
[Verse 1]
Platzak in Baton Rouge, op weg naar de trein
Feeling nearly faded as my jeans
Bobby nam een diesel net voordat het regende
Bracht ons helemaal naar New Orleans
Nam mijn harpoen uit mijn vieze rode bandana
En blies verdrietig terwijl Bobby de blues zong
With them windshield wipers slapping time and
Bobby in zijn handen klapte zongen we uiteindelijk elk lied
That driver knew
[refrein]
Freedoms just another word for nothing left to lose
And nothing isn’t worth nothing but its free
Feeling good was easy, Lord, when Bobby sang the blues
And buddy, that was good enough for me
Goed genoeg voor mij en mijn Bobby McGee
[Verse 2]
From the coalmines of Kentucky to the California sun
deelde Bobby de geheimen van mijn ziel
Ze stond naast me tijdens alles wat ik deed
And every night she kept me from the cold
Ergens in de buurt van Salinas, Heer, liet ik haar wegglippen
Ze was op zoek naar de liefde die ik hoop te vinden
Nou, ik zou al mijn morgen ruilen voor één gisteren
Met Bobbys lichaam dicht tegen de mijne
[Chorus]