Janis Joplin'in Pearl albümünden Jerry Ragovoy ve Sam Bell tarafından yazılmış "Me and Bobby McGee" şarkısı, yedekte bekletilen eski sevgili temasıyla dolu. Janis'in şarkıda tasvir ettiği kadın, o kadar dibe vurmuş, o kadar kabullenmiş ki, insan bu kadar hesapsızca sevmeyi, kendini bu kadar hırpalayıp 27 yaşında ölmeyi sorgulamaya başlıyor.
Şarkı, öteki kadın olmayı böylesine idealize eden bir yapıda ki, sinir bozucu geliyor. "Kendine gel," diye tokatlamak geliyor içimden Janis'e, lakin hem şarkı beste olarak güzel hem de ağzına sağlık dedirten bir kısmı var ki, bir şekilde sevmeden edemeyiz bu parçayı.
"Cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, honey, welcome back home. I know she told you, honey, I know she told you that she loved you much more than I did, but all I know is that she left you, and you swear that you just don't know why, but you know, honey, I'll always, I'll always be around if you ever want me come on and cry, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, oh honey, welcome back home."
"Don't you know, honey, ain't nobody ever gonna love you the way I try to do? Who'll take all your pain, honey, your heartache, too? And if you need me, you know that I'll always be around if you ever want me come on and cry, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, oh daddy, like you always saying to do."
"And when you walk around the world, babe, you said you'd try to look for the end of the road, you might find out later that the road'll end in Detroit, honey, the road'll even end in Kathmandu. You can go all around the world trying to find something to do with your life, baby, when you only gotta do one thing well, you only gotta do one thing well to make it in this world, babe. You got a woman waiting for you there, all you ever gotta do is be a good man one time to one woman and that'll be the end of the road, babe, I know you got more tears to share, babe, so come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, and cry, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby."
"And if you ever feel a little lonely, dear, I want you to come on, come on to your mama now, and if you ever want a little love of a woman come on and baby baby baby babe babe baby now cry baby yeah"
Şarkı, öteki kadın olmayı böylesine idealize eden bir yapıda ki, sinir bozucu geliyor. "Kendine gel," diye tokatlamak geliyor içimden Janis'e, lakin hem şarkı beste olarak güzel hem de ağzına sağlık dedirten bir kısmı var ki, bir şekilde sevmeden edemeyiz bu parçayı.
"Cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, honey, welcome back home. I know she told you, honey, I know she told you that she loved you much more than I did, but all I know is that she left you, and you swear that you just don't know why, but you know, honey, I'll always, I'll always be around if you ever want me come on and cry, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, oh honey, welcome back home."
"Don't you know, honey, ain't nobody ever gonna love you the way I try to do? Who'll take all your pain, honey, your heartache, too? And if you need me, you know that I'll always be around if you ever want me come on and cry, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, oh daddy, like you always saying to do."
"And when you walk around the world, babe, you said you'd try to look for the end of the road, you might find out later that the road'll end in Detroit, honey, the road'll even end in Kathmandu. You can go all around the world trying to find something to do with your life, baby, when you only gotta do one thing well, you only gotta do one thing well to make it in this world, babe. You got a woman waiting for you there, all you ever gotta do is be a good man one time to one woman and that'll be the end of the road, babe, I know you got more tears to share, babe, so come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, and cry, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby."
"And if you ever feel a little lonely, dear, I want you to come on, come on to your mama now, and if you ever want a little love of a woman come on and baby baby baby babe babe baby now cry baby yeah"
