King Of The Road

Words and Music By
Roger Miller

Rhythm: Swing

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      Trail - er  for     sale    or  rent,___        rooms___    to
      Third  box  car,    mid - night train,__        Des   -     ti -

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  let_____   fif - ty    cents;___        No  phone, no      pool, no   pets,___
  na - tion  Ban - gor,  Main;____        Old  worn  out     suit  and  shoes,__

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  I   ain't got   no     cig - a - rettes.__       Ah,  but       two
  I   don't pay   no      un - ion dues.___         I  smoke      old

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 hours of     push - ing     broom__    Buys an     eight____   by   twelve___    four - bit room.___}
 sto - gies    I    have     found_____________     short,___   but   not   too   big    a - round.__}

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  I'm  a              man  of   means    by   no   means,___    King  of  the  raod.

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  road.   I  know       ev - e - ry    en - gi - neer  on  ev - e - ry  train,__   All  of

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 the  chil - dren and      all  of  their  names:  And  ev - e - ry


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  hand - out  in    ev - e - ry   town,  and      ev - 'ry  lock  that ain't locked when


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  no - one's  a - round.____      I   sing