<P> `` Me and Bobby McGee '' is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster , originally performed by Roger Miller . Others performed the song later , including Grateful Dead , Kristofferson himself , Kenny Rogers and The First Edition , Gordon Lightfoot , and most famously Janis Joplin , whose posthumously released version topped the U.S. singles chart in 1971 , making the song the second posthumously released No. 1 single in U.S. chart history after `` ( Sittin ' On ) The Dock of the Bay '' by Otis Redding . Billboard ranked Joplin 's version as the No. 11 song for 1971 . </P>
<P> `` Me and Bobby McGee '' is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster , originally performed by Roger Miller . Others performed the song later , including Grateful Dead , Kristofferson himself , Kenny Rogers and The First Edition , Gordon Lightfoot , and most famously Janis Joplin , whose posthumously released version topped the U.S. singles chart in 1971 , making the song the second posthumously released No. 1 single in U.S. chart history after `` ( Sittin ' On ) The Dock of the Bay '' by Otis Redding . Billboard ranked Joplin 's version as the No. 11 song for 1971 . </P>
who wrote the song me & bobby mcgee
who wrote the song me & bobby mcgee
Kris Kristofferson Fred Foster
Kris Kristofferson Fred Foster