Janis would be 81
If still alive today
But she left before her time
Leaving this world at 27
Joining "The 27 Club"
With Jim Morrison
Jimi Hendrix
Kurt Cobain
Amy Whinehouse
Brian Jones
And others
She did not have much to show
Only 3 albums
But Joplin could sing the blues
She could sing the blues like no other
This incredible talent
Bullied and teased
In high school
For being overweight
For her acne
She was severely harassed
She was called "a pig"
Dwelling among the outcasts
But Joplin could sing the blues
The first lady of rock n' roll
The "pearl" of rock
She created her own path
She was no copycat singer
No musical plagiarism
Like nowadays
She walked in her own personality
In her own freedom
For freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose
For Joplin could sing the blues
If she lived to be 81
She might have another 20 albums
Would her voice have lasted?
That raspy blues voice
Or would it have disintegrated?
She never got her Mercedes Benz
But she took a piece of our heart
For Joplin could sing the blues
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