Roger Miller - King Of The Road

Roger Miller King Of The Road live
Roger Miller King Of The Road 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 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

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...
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[Kirkduvall]

In case you're interested in the history of this song. As I understand it, Roger Miller worked at the Verkamp's gift store on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. And wrote this song about the experience !!! The trailers were rented to employees, the train is the railroad from Williams Az. The reference to Bangor Maine it rhymed !!! ( I once worked at the south rim, and learned this )

[themistermax]

Look at that... a live recording, and it's actually a live recording. Great song, great songwriter, great performance. I miss music like this.

[NoviJimB]

I remember listening to this on our old green RCA radio in our dinette in Detroit. I was already somewhat of a music fan by the time I was 3 and once The Beatles came along I was a huge music fan. This song became a hit in early 1965 when I was all of 4 1/2, and I thought it was the greatest song ever. 'Eight Days A Week' and 'This Diamond Ring' were also hits at about the same time, they were my three favorites for a bit. Back then there was so much great new music that it never took too long for another favorite to come along. Roger had quite a few on the charts back in those days, loved his voice.

[babytazu]

Listen to this song growing up. Dang it to my mom in hospital when she was 85 and passing away. Made her smile and remember the old days.

[charlottefaith]

My grandma and her sister used to dance and sing to this song. Makes me feel happy 😊

[bryannelson]

He was so talented, and fun and upbeat. He seemed to really enjoy performing.

[weloverescuedogs]

To all the people saying they loved this song as a kid, count me in on that! I still do! One of my fav all time memories with my dad…

For a while we lived in this tiny town in Alberta Canada - my dad found work up there during the recession in the early 70’s. Anyway this “greasy spoon” with the best poutine I’ve ever had to this day, oh and coco~cola was still in a glass bottle! The little diner had a jukebox and I played this song over and over. Two bits would buy me 3 songs. I’d choose King of the Road, a Johnny cash song then King of the Road again. 🎶 The owner got to know us and he’d hand me a broom. Lol. I was around 6 or 7. One of my most favorite childhood memories. If the song came on the radio in the car, that also brightened my day and boy, could my dad could sing! With both my parents being gone, I sure treasure these memories.

[Omegatonboom]

I always imagined a rough looking dude singing this. Wow. One of my favorites though!

[BlackdogOnYouTube]

🎙️🎶I remember this song growing up. We just retired and bought a new travel trailer. When I posted it to Facebook my 82 year old mom replied that it made her think of this song, one of her favorites.
😉👏

[meowmix]

Love this song. One of my dad's favorites. Miss you dad.

[ComptonCJ]

I heard this song when I was 8 years old. We were in a Plymouth Station wagon, on our way to Mississippi. Funny to remember the line, "I ain't got no cigarettes." Memories of an 8 year old who isnow at 52 years old.

[KevinJohnson-jcju]

As a kid my I would hear this on the radio when dad was driving his car, I never understood the words or the song but I get it now.

[snookslayer]

A lot of country stars say Roger Miller was the greatest song writer of all time.

[garyaramsdell]

Although this song King of the Road was a little before my time, my Dad+Mom would turn on the Radio once in a long time in between and I would hear, right up here in 2021. d.o.b 2/21/ 62. still mumble it out.

[TheOneHundredPercent]

A great song. The type of song if u hear it when young, it stays with u. After hearing it used in the film "into the wild" the story of Christopher McCandless, I couldn't get it out my head
Honest, simple, and catchy.
A great artist and song.

[NickRatnieks]

Judging by the studio backdrop, this was recorded in Paris. Roger has Thumbs Carllile- playing that Telecaster on his lap and Glen D. Hardin on piano, who played with the Crickets and later Elvis and Emmylou Harris on piano. Jerry Allison played drums for Roger for a time- he enjoyed being with Roger who was just a little anarchic, an understatement I suppose. Roger recruited the best pedal steel player in the business, Buddy Emmons into his band at one point- to play bass! He wanted Buddy in the band- they had played together with Ray Price and Roger enjoyed having Buddy around!

[aileenr.]

My Dad loved this. My father was the Don Draper of the Scottish Gas Board. Perth, Scotland

[patriciawilson]

I remember my Dad playing this song when I was just a little girl. I loved it! Kind of a strange song for a little kid to enjoy so much, but I did.

[YazL]

I grew up in South Dakota. My 4th grade teacher was “supposed”to teach us the pledge of allegiance. INSTEAD he played this song every single morning on a record player and we all held our hands on our hearts and sang this very song. My entire 4th grade year. I am a staunch conservative now, but I will always remember and love this memory. (My teachers father was a very strict judge in my town- but he also let me out of some pickles I got myself Into)

[doro]

My father used to sing this all the time when I was little.