King of the road (1965)
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1. Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents,
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no phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes, ah but…
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Two hours of pushing broom buys an eight by twelve fourbit
room,
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I'm a
man of means by no means, King of the Road
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2. Third box car,
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old worn out suit and shoes, I don't pay no union dues, I smoke…
A
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Old stogies I have
found, short, but not too big
around,
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I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road.
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I know every engineer on every
train,
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all of the children and all of
their names,
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And every handout in every town
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and ev'ry lock that ain't locked when
no one's around. I sing ...
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3. Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents,
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no phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't
got no cigarettes, ah but…
Bb
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F Bb
Two hours of pushing broom
buys a eight
by twelve fourbit room,
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I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road.
+ repeat verse 3 …..
(capo 1st) (Roger Miller / The Proclaimers)