King of the Road
Roger Miller, 1964· Songs Well-Known in America · p.189
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Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let...fifty cents.
(D) G A7
No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes
(A7) D G A7 D
Ah, but. two hours of pushin' broom buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
(D) G A7 D
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the road.
Third boxcar, midnight train, destination...Bangor, Maine.
Old worn out suits 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.
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I know every engineer on every train, all of the children, and all of their names
(D) G A7
And every handout in every town, and every lock that ain't locked
(A7)
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 an eight by twelve four-bit room
I'm a man of means by no means, King of the road.