"King of the Road" - Roger Miller

Good song by Roger and had a good hook in the chorus.

When you first hear it, it has something of the feel of a novelty song, but closer listening shows it is considerably more than that. Many of Miller's songs have this sense of understated whimsy, a use of sly humor to make his point. "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. Third boxcar, midnight train Destination...Bangor, Maine. Old worn out clothes 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 And every lock that ain't locked When no one's around. I sing, Trailers for sale or rent Rooms to let, fifty cents No phone, no pool, no pets I ain't got n... Read more