kiNg of the road - roger miller

King of the Road
Written by: Roger Miller


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Lyrics:
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 of their children and all of their names
And every handout in every town
And every lock that ain't locked
No-one's around I sing

Singers:
King of the Road written by Roger Miller
1. Roger Miller (billboard hot 100) January 1965 2. Eddie Rambeau 1965 3. The Chipmunks 1965 4. Julie London with The Gerald Wilson Big Band 1965 5. Joe Tex 1965 6. Jack Jones 1965 7. Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra 1965 8. Henry Jerome and His Orchestra 1965 9. Dick Contino 1965 10. Jewel Akens 1965 11. David Houston May 1965 12. Dick Curless May 1965 13. Del Reeves August 1965 14. Dean Martin August 1965 15. Jerry Lee Lewis November 1965 16. The Dukes of Dixieland 1966 17. Ray Conniff and The Singers 1966 18. The Statler Brothers 1966 19. Johnny Paycheck 1966 20. Billy Preston 1966 21. George Jones February 1966 22. Robert Horton February 1966 23. Pat Boone March 1966 24. Tennessee Ernie Ford March 7, 1966 25. Billy Strange June 1966 26. John Hartford July 1967 27. Jim Ed Brown May 1968 28. Lenny Breau 1969 29. Val Doonican 1970 30. Casey & The Pressure Group 1972 31. Boney M. 1978 32. Tommy Steele 1979 33. Boxcar Willie 1980 34. Ed Bruce 1981 35. R.E.M. March 1984 36. Hayward & Hinton 1987 37. Johnny Russell 1989 38. The Proclaimers 1990 39. Eric "Scorch" Scortia June 27, 1993 40. Jack Jezzro & The Nashville Players 1996 41. Randy Travis August 13, 1996 42. Barb Jungr May 1999 43. The Ballroom Band July 13, 1999 44. The King 2000 45. Jim White [1] February 13, 2001 46. Giant Sand 2002 47. Günther Neefs 2002 48. Joe Whiting 2003 49. Andy Lee Lang & The Marco Zarello Big Band 2004 50. Billy Gibson 2005 51. Eleven Gallon Hat January 2005 52. Eddy Arnold August 16, 2005 53. Teddy Thompson & Rufus Wainwright November 1, 2005 54. Greg Lowe 2007 55. Dean Martin with Kevin Spacey August 2007 56. Jonny Blu 2008 57. Helmut Lotti September 12, 2008 58. Ray Ellis [1] 2009 59. The Acoustic Guitar Troubadours 2009 60. Joe Thayer 2010 61. Naturally 7 2010 62. George Canyon November 20, 2012 63. Joey + Rory October 27, 2014

Queen of the House written by Mary Taylor English
1. Jody Miller (billboard adult contemporary) April 1965 2. Jacqueline Moore May 21, 1965 3. Maria Dallas 1966 4. Molly Camp 1966 5. Allison Durbin 1978 6. Petty Booka May 25, 1996 7. Wenche August 29, 2005

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