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King Of The Road

Artist: Roger Miller

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Trailer for sale or rent,
rooms to let fifty cents
No phone, no pool, no pets,
I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah but, two hours of pushin' broom buys a
Eight by twelve four-bit room
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road

Third boxcar midnight train,
Destination Bangor, Maine
Old worn out suit and shoes,
I don't pay no union dues
I smoke old stogies I have found,
short but not too big around
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road

I know every engineer on every train
All the children and all of their names
And every handout in every town
And every lock that ain't locked when no-one's around
I sing...

Trailers for sale or rent,
rooms to let fifty cents
No phone, no pool, no pets,
I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah but, two hours of pushin' broom buys a
Eight by twelve four-bit room
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road