King Of The Road

by Roger Miller

G           C
Trailer for sale or rent,
D            G
Rooms to let fifty cents.
G            C
No phone, no pool, no pets;
D              G
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 suits 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.

           G                 C
    I know every engineer on every train,
    D                       G
    All of the children and all of their names
        G                C
    And every handout in every town
        D                                                  G
    And every lock that ain't locked when no one's around.

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 an eight by twelve four bit room.
I'm a man of means, by no means king of the road.