Friday, May 5, 2017

KING OF THE ROAD - ROGER MILLER

KING OF THE ROAD - ROGER MILLER

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Trailer for sale or rent  Rooms to let...fifty cents.
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No phone, no pool, no pets I ain't got no cigarettes
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Ah, but..two hours of pushin' broom
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Buys a eight by twelve four-bit room
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I'm a man of means by no means King of the road.
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Third boxcar, midnight train Destination...Bangor, Maine.
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Old worn out suit and shoes, I don't pay no union dues,
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I smoke old stogies I have found Short, but not too big around
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I'm a man of means by no means King of the Road.
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I know every engineer on every train
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All of their children, and all of their names
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And every handout in every town And every lock that ain't locked
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When no one's around.  I sing: Trailers for sale or rent
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Rooms to let, fifty cents No phone, no pool, no pets
G                    G7                        C                    Dm7
I ain't got no cigarettes Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom
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Buys a eight by twelve four-bit room I'm a man of means by no means
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King of the Road.

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