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The song is the story of two drifters, the narrator and Bobby McGee. The pair hitch a ride from a truck driver and sing as they drive through the American South before making their way westward. They visit California and then part ways somewhere near Salinas , with the song's narrator expressing sadness afterwards.
One day, he finds that the old building has been renovated and has become the head office for The Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company. Bobby then meets its members: a Giraffe with an extendable neck; a Pelican, or "Pelly" as he is called by the others, who has a flexible upper beak; and a singing and dancing Monkey, all of whom he quickly befriends.
The Austin Sessions is a studio album by Kris Kristofferson, released on Atlantic Records in 1999. It features stripped-down versions of Kristofferson's most famous material, including "Me and Bobby McGee", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night".
The pasquinades (satirical poems) glued to the Talking Statues of Rome. They still appear from time to time. The Key of Solomon; The Skibby Chronicle; La Farce de maître Pierre Pathelin; Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, published anonymously at the time, now considered likely to have been written by Francesco Colonna; The Voynich manuscript
Mentioning "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Help Me Make it Through the Night" as examples, Bill C. Malone commented; "His compositions are distinguished by their simple, singable melodies and by their straight-forward but often self-consciously poetic lyrics", and said the album's themes of "freedom" and "the value of honest uninhibited personal ...
"Me and Bobby McGee" Nominated "Help Me Make It Through the Night" Nominated Best Country Song: Won "Me and Bobby McGee" Nominated "For the Good Times" Nominated 1973 "Why Me" Nominated Best Male Country Vocal Performance: Nominated Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group "From The Bottle To The Bottom" (with Rita Coolidge) Won 1974
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Songs of a Sourdough is a book of poetry published in 1907 by Robert W. Service. In the United States, the book was published under the title The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses . The book is well known for its verse about the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon a decade earlier, particularly the long, humorous ballads, " The Shooting of Dan ...