The Roger Miller King of the Road song was first recorded it in November 1964. This song was Miller’s fifth single for Smash Records. This song reached hit No. 1 on the US Country chart, and No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an successful American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He became widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country and pop hits “King of the Road”, “Dang Me”, and “England Swings”. Miller was born in Fort Worth, Texas and he grew up in Oklahoma.
Listen to the official audio video and see the written lyrics below.
Roger Miller King of the Road Audio Video
This song was written by Roger Miller.
Roger Miller King of the Road Lyrics
Trailer 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 pushing broom
Buys a eight by 12 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 the children and all of their names
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 pushing broom
Buys an eight by 12 four-bit room
I’m a man of means, by no means
King of the road
Trailer 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 pushing broom
Buys an eight by 12 four-bit room
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