King Of The Road

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Trailers for sale or rent
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Rooms to let- fifty cents.
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No phone, no pool, no pets
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I ain’t got no cigarettes, Ah, but
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Two hours of pushin’ broom, Buys an
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Eight by twelve four-bit room
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I’m a man of means by no means
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King of the road.

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Third boxcar, midnight train
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Destination Bangor, Maine.
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Old worn out clothes and shoes,
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I don’t pay no union dues, I smoke
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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
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King of the road.

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I know every engineer on every– train
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All of the children,
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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
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When no one’s around.

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I sing,
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Trailers for sale or rent
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Rooms to let- fifty cents.
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No phone, no pool, no pets
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I ain’t got no cigarettes, Ah, but
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Two hours of pushin’ broom, Buys an
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Eight by twelve four-bit room
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I’m a man of means by no means
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King of the road.