Me and Bobby McGee

The song "Me and Bobby McGee" was written by Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller in 1969. It was later recorded by various artists, including Gordon Lightfoot, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Janis Joplin, with Joplin's version topping the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1971, becoming her only number one single. The song tells the story of two drifters, the narrator and Bobby McGee, who hitch a ride and sing as they drive through the American South before parting ways. Joplin's version of the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002 and ranked number 148 on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.learn more on wikipedia