King of the Road
Roger Miller
[CHORUS]
C F
Trailers for sale or rent
G C
...Rooms to let...fifty cents.
F
No phone, no pool, no pets
G
I ain't got no cigarettes
C F
Ah, but..two hours of pushin' broom
G C
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
F
I'm a man of means by no means
G C
...King of the road.
[Verse 1]
C F
Third boxcar, midnight train
G C
..Destination...Bangor, Maine.
F
Old worn out suit and shoes,
G
I don't pay no union dues,
C F
I smoke old stogies I have found
G C
Short, but not too big around
C F
I'm a man... of means by no means
G C
...King of the road.
[Bridge]
C F
I know every engineer on every train
G C
All of their children, and all of their names
F
And every handout in every town
G
And every lock that ain't locked when no one's around.
I sing,
[Chorus]