King of the road

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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.
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Ah, but two hours of pushin' broom,
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buys a eight-by-twelve four-bit room.
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I`m a man of means by no means, ….. King of the road.




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Third boxcar, midnight train, destination Bangor, Maine,
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old worn-out suit and shoes, ……I don't pay no union dues.
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I smoke old stogies I have found,
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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 their children, all of their names,
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and every handout in every town,
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and every lock that ain't locked, when no one's around, I sing




D G A7 D
Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let fifty cents,
D G A A7
no phone, no pool, no pets, …….. I ain't got no cigarettes.
D G
Ah, but two hours of pushin' broom,
A7 D
buys a eight-by-twelve four-bit room.
D7 G A7 D
I`m a man of means by no means, ….. King of the road