King of the Road Songtext
von Roger Miller

Trailer′s for sale or rent
Rooms to let, 50 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

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
Every lock that ain′t locked, when no one's around

I sing, trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let, 50 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

Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let, 50 cents
No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah, but, two hours of pushin′ broom buys...