Roger Miller - King Of The Road
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Roger Miller King Of The Road lyrics
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 a
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 the 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 no cigarettes
Ah but, two hours of pushin' broom buys a
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 fifty cents
No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes
Ah but, two hours of pushin' broom buys a
Eight by twelve four-bit room...
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In case you're interested in the history of this song. As I understand it, Roger Miller worked at the Verkamp's gift store on the south rim of the Grand Canyon. And wrote this song about the experience !!! The trailers were rented to employees, the train is the railroad from Williams Az. The reference to Bangor Maine ........ it rhymed !!! ( I once worked at the south rim, and learned this )
Thank you so much.
I always understood there was some irony and sarcasm in the lyrics, as well as a critical eye on the American dream.
For a while we lived in this tiny town in Alberta Canada - my dad found work up there during the recession in the early 70’s. Anyway this “greasy spoon” with the best poutine I’ve ever had to this day, had a jukebox and I played this song over and over. Two bits would buy me 3 songs. I’d choose king of the road, Johnny cash then king of the road again. The owners got to know us and he’d hand me a broom. Lol. I was around 6 or 7. One of my most favorite childhood memories.
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@@weloverescuedogs2820 hi from Alberta!!!!
On Roger Miller's website, it explains that Miller wrote this song over a 6-week span, beginning on a 1964 Midwest TV tour. He wrote the first verse when he saw a "Trailers for Sale or Rent" sign on the road outside Chicago. A few weeks later, he bought a statuette of a hobo in Boise, Idaho airport gift shop and stared at it until he had completed the song.
7 Grammy....
I noticed Roger has a cord plugged into his classical guitar. However, He is NOT playing the right chords in this video. IMHO, the rest of the band is actually playing, but Roger is not,although he is singing and clicking his fingers.
50 year player, ( by ear). Love, from Italy, Robert
PS here is link where Roger IS playing his guitar, Live,: th-cam.com/video/mK2i64LQJ5I/w-d-xo.html
I remember listening to this on our old green RCA radio in our dinette in Detroit. I was already somewhat of a music fan by the time I was 3 and once The Beatles came along I was a huge music fan. This song became a hit in early 1965 when I was all of 4 1/2, and I thought it was the greatest song ever. 'Eight Days A Week' and 'This Diamond Ring' were also hits at about the same time, they were my three favorites for a bit. Back then there was so much great new music that it never took too long for another favorite to come along. Roger had quite a few on the charts back in those days, loved his voice.
He was so talented, and fun and upbeat. He seemed to really enjoy performing.
Look at that... a live recording, and it's actually a live recording. Great song, great songwriter, great performance. I miss music like this.
ya tempo was a little sketchy but thats live with a crowd screamn and adrenilin pumpin .....tru dat
There's actual live recordings made all hours of the every day, J. Mark. There's still live recordings on good music programming. Not to mention the tens of thousands on TH-cam.
@@kevinlakeman5043 I'm sure you're right, Kevin. I just like to complain. :)
That's cause he could actually sing, as opposed to a majority of today's "artists."
@@kevinlakeman5043 he means no mixers or sound crew editing on the fly🥴
The only way to improve this would be if the screaming girls' sound were twice as loud as Roger's sound.... Oh, wait.... it is!!!!
I always imagined a rough looking dude singing this. Wow. One of my favorites though!
Love this song. One of my dad's favorites. Miss you dad.
My grandma and her sister used to dance and sing to this song. Makes me feel happy 😊
i hear an accent
Judging by the studio backdrop, this was recorded in Paris. Roger has Thumbs Carllile- playing that Telecaster on his lap and Glen D. Hardin on piano, who played with the Crickets and later Elvis and Emmylou Harris on piano. Jerry Allison played drums for Roger for a time- he enjoyed being with Roger who was just a little anarchic, an understatement I suppose. Roger recruited the best pedal steel player in the business, Buddy Emmons into his band at one point- to play bass! He wanted Buddy in the band- they had played together with Ray Price and Roger enjoyed having Buddy around!
( a year later) any idea what the uproar was at the end? It seemed like the audience was reacting to a bigger celebrity appearing...
@@KevinAtkins_Indiana I have no idea. It may have been a French star or a popular compere, or even the person that gees up the audience trying to get applause. A friend of mine was Johnny Hallyday's guitarist at this time in France. Hallyday used Shelby Singleton and his close associate Jerry Kennedy as producer at times and Jerry produced Roger Miller's records including The Return of Roger Miller which contains this monster hit. Perhaps, Hallyday was there and appeared on stage- going to congratulate Roger Miller? Just a guess but the dots are there- do they have connections?
Listen to this song growing up. Dang it to my mom in hospital when she was 85 and passing away. Made her smile and remember the old days.
You sound like a nice person. Sorry your Mom died.
May she RIP
Lotsa memories in those songs.
Sorry for your loss. But we All heading that way some day. So if our last days, a song and Being with family or special one, could put smile on our face in the end, then it's making another joyfull day/memory.
Sorry for your loss 🙏🏽
As a kid my I would hear this on the radio when dad was driving his car, I never understood the words or the song but I get it now.
lol ! I still don't get it and I'm 57 and I live near Bangor, Maine! :)
I heard this song when I was 8 years old. We were in a Plymouth Station wagon, on our way to Mississippi. Funny to remember the line, "I ain't got no cigarettes." Memories of an 8 year old who isnow at 52 years old.
Although this song King of the Road was a little before my time, my Dad+Mom would turn on the Radio once in a long time in between and I would hear, right up here in 2021. d.o.b 2/21/ 62. still mumble it out.
🎙️🎶I remember this song growing up. We just retired and bought a new travel trailer. When I posted it to Facebook my 82 year old mom replied that it made her think of this song, one of her favorites.
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To all the people saying they loved this song as a kid, count me in on that! I still do! One of my fav all time memories with my dad…
For a while we lived in this tiny town in Alberta Canada - my dad found work up there during the recession in the early 70’s. Anyway this “greasy spoon” with the best poutine I’ve ever had to this day, oh and coco~cola was still in a glass bottle! The little diner had a jukebox and I played this song over and over. Two bits would buy me 3 songs. I’d choose King of the Road, a Johnny cash song then King of the Road again. 🎶 The owner got to know us and he’d hand me a broom. Lol. I was around 6 or 7. One of my most favorite childhood memories. If the song came on the radio in the car, that also brightened my day and boy, could my dad could sing! With both my parents being gone, I sure treasure these memories.
Excuse my ignorance, but what is "poutine"?
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My Dad loved this. My father was the Don Draper of the Scottish Gas Board. Perth, Scotland 1963.......
Who's here because of Ashwin Abinashi's first audition? 😆
He's the best singer, not in the country, not in the continent, not in the world, not in the galaxy, he is the best singer in the UNIVSERSE
A great song. The type of song if u hear it when young, it stays with u. After hearing it used in the film "into the wild" the story of Christopher McCandless, I couldn't get it out my head
Honest, simple, and catchy.
A great artist and song.
played it for mom when dad passed. He use to whistle it.
I remember my Dad playing this song when I was just a little girl. I loved it! Kind of a strange song for a little kid to enjoy so much, but I did.
Song is about as far from strange as they come. It's just a song about a hobo.
@@lancebaker1374 you are right. Its about a singing hobo. I think a happy hobo. To each his own 🎶
Cracking video amazing quality. Great trip down memory lane. Thank you
Misery - Stephen King.
16/05/2022.
My father used to sing this all the time when I was little.
Such a pretty man and a pretty song this is talent
This Day in Music
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25th October 1992, Roger Miller died of died of lung and throat cancer in hospital in Los Angeles. Scored the 1965 UK No.1 & US No.4 single 'King Of The Road’. Miller won eleven Grammy Awards as a songwriter and seven Tony awards for writing the music and lyrics for 'Big River'. The Proclaimers had the 1990 UK No.9 hit with their version of 'King Of The Road.'
Kinda strange since he didn't have no cigarettes.
You'll be hard pressed to find a singer, in the modern age, who can actually sing.
Always the best even though I ended up in children's home!
watch out I'm pissing all over
Great Legend & Precious !!!
♥️🐸💋💋💋💋💉💉 I don't kill frogs
He was a natural
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My granddad always would sing this, never often heard the song though. Came looking for it after hearing it on the radio in my nana's car since I've been on some old music lately.
I don't eat bull testicles either
" destination Bangor Maine. "
Well it wouldn't be Gwynedd...........
Sorry, I missed that. What is the destination??
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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...
estou aqui por causa do livro do SK
❤ childhood memories
I grew up in South Dakota. My 4th grade teacher was “supposed”to teach us the pledge of allegiance. INSTEAD he played this song every single morning on a record player and we all held our hands on our hearts and sang this very song. My entire 4th grade year. I am a staunch conservative now, but I will always remember and love this memory. (My teachers father was a very strict judge in my town- but he also let me out of some pickles I got myself Into)
can it possibly get more classic ??
A lot of country stars say Roger Miller was the greatest song writer of all time.
Without trying to insult Roger, I find that very difficult to accept.
@@robertcudlipp3426 That's what I've read. Miller wrote over 150 songs for big time country singers before he made it big himself.
Would need to see a list of what he wrote, however have not heard his name mentioned in the same company as Guy Clark, Townesvan Zandt and many other top country songwriters?
I loved listening to this song on my parents' radio!
That man used to get high enough to hunt ducks with a rake.
LOL
This is the original I was talking about... Check out my other comments.😊
ha,🤣 LMFAO
I recall he forgot lyrics to a song on live tv back in the day, he tried to go to a commercial but the tv host said no, it was live i remember.anyone else?
WHAT A VOICE!
Freaking great memories!
The wonderful Roger Miller. From a time when adults dressed like adults.
Kim Dignan I doubt that, but I too liked how they dressed. They dressed like it was important to them to perform for us. Not like they just rolled out of bed and got up on stage.
I ordered a pair of flip flops on SHEIN and these lyrics are printed on the soles 😳
why is the lyrics to this on a hello kitty sandal I bought ? 😭
Great song from a great Roger Miller...
reason playing it got not ciggrettes Ha ha 😂😂😂
I'm from mine mine's got water lots of it haha
LOOOOOOOVE THIS BANGER!!!!
all together now: I AINT GOT NO CIGARETTES! lol
hahahaha! yeah, go search the rest of the lyrics. that's what i did.
when was this filmed
Song came out in ‘65 if that gives you any gauge
0:59 That is some prime white girl rhythm right there.
Love this song...
what year was this?
Rolling on the Seaboard Air Line
Brought to you by vacuum tubes.
Takes me to my childhood
Sailors for sale or rent🤣🤣🤣
Straight classic
Glenn D Hardin on the peaner!
🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬 BAD CIGARETTES YES
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Grew up on these old songs.
Love em
Greg Cote brought me here 😆
ASHWIN
This a great song !
Then Randy Travis took this song and made it better the guy was basically writing it for future Randy Travis
I think they like it.
I don't eat sweet meats
funny that a pair of shein sandals I was thinking about ordering had these lyrics on the bottom lol definitely buying!!
The killer Ice Cream Truck in the Movie "Maximum Overdrive" played this song while it ran over people LOL
Cadillac lucky❤
What a voice
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Into the wild
I'm here for Misery!
I'm Greg Cote and that's how it was.... Back in my day!
The OG Ashwin
The fake screaming is unneeded
It’s not fake. They really went crazy back then.
Great live performance! I’ve loved this song since I was 9!
i need a smoke
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I'm Greg Cote and that's how it was back in my dayyyyyyy
My favorite song for free traveling by train
On the road we called the songs 3 minute good toe tappers.
Charlie Harper sitting on his front porch singing this brought me here
He was a jazz singer. Brilliant.
Great song, but it needs more lyrics; perhaps another verse?
Like randy travis version?
Am I the only one here just because of generation kill?
Hello
This is a mans song. A real mans song.