Travis, Randy - King Of The Road Lyrics






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 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 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.





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  1. N.... H....

    Sleep with one eyes open like I'm fetty

  2. M.... H....

    Ah back in the day '69 '70, I worked in the city and so did my father. He used to take me in the morning (had to hitch hike home), and this song would come on and we'd both sing along. Some songs really brings back the memories and the feel of a long lost time.

  3. H.... B....

    Nothing like roger Miller

  4. D.... M....

    This is my favourite song and my uncle

    D.... M....

    Music these days is trash

  5. A.... ....

    He did have to change it just a little to match his style but very true to the original. Love it!

  6. C.... B....

    For randy , this was almost a third boxcar , midnight train , destination Heaven (. Referring to his stroke ) .

  7. E.... R....

    try not to sing

  8. T.... P....

    Very good

  9. D.... ....

    Golden voice

  10. V.... B....

    Me and Randy go way back (at least in my mind)...we actually share the same birthday. When I was writing for a newspaper in Southern California, I interviewed him by phone a few days before a concert and we talked for an hour and a half. I just love the guy. And I listen to his vocals, and I'm stopped in my tracks. He washed dishes singing in a bar. Go Randy.

  11. A.... M....

    play it at speed 1.25. Its cool

    A.... M....

    Haha nice

    A.... M....

    Play it at .75x, he’s drunk

  12. B.... G....

    Proper singer 👌

  13. E.... D....

    Sounds just as good as Roger Millers version

  14. J.... o....

    This song always reminds me of my Dad. I miss you pops. ❤

  15. N.... S....

    I ain't got noooo cigarettesssss....

  16. S.... J....

    Randy will always be one of my favorite singers. What an amazing distinctive voice.

  17. L.... P....

    He's very impressed with annual entertainment good singing Randy Travis i was so same version musical every i heard of wonderful song.

  18. L.... ....

    Easily the best version of this song.

  19. T.... ....

    This may not be the best version, but it's my favorite. I think it was on a Burger King commercial. One of the first songs I ever downloaded in high school on Napster with my blazing 56k, took me around 10 tries since the connection kept getting interrupted. Listened to it over and over for months on end. My favorite is the second half when the background singers start singing "ooooooooooooo, ooooooooooooo."

  20. M.... ....

    lmao That's fuckin' funny.

  21. J.... R....

    Masterpiece what a song😎

  22. M.... J....

    If you think you're going to push broom for 2 hours and rent your self a room you're living in the olden days with Randy.

  23. R.... H....

    i enjoyed that.thx

  24. T.... ....

    Kinda like Roger Millers better

  25. L.... K....

    This is a awesome song

  26. L.... W....

    Great cover Randy & excellent bass performance too

  27. K.... A....

    To randy travis i say 👊💥YOU STOLE MY SONG!!!

  28. A.... C....

    Throwback omg😭❣️

  29. A.... N....

    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 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, 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.

    A.... N....

    Love Randy's version is the Best ! Now , if he could just pronounce ..Bangor , Maine right ....... I've just checked : Roger Miller / Dean Martin / and now , Randy ..... All 3 flubbed it ..... Here's a handy pronunciation -primer : Bang-Gore ...hint ... just say it all together ... Many singers say ... Banger ....lol ....

  30. D.... X....

    Good ole days

  31. A.... E....

    love it. Randy Travis is a fantastic singer. also love the collaboration with Josh Turner they sounded so well together

  32. j.... ....

    *I ain't got no cigarettes*

  33. J.... S....

    How can 15 people not like this song??

    J.... S....

    Because they are fucking tasteless.

    J.... S....

    +jojorobino5312 Or maybe deaf

    J.... S....

    Jaded Star or not American🇺🇸🇺🇸

    J.... S....

    Because they don't know about good music

  34. M.... ....

    My fav version!

  35. S.... ....

    I _thought_ I remembered him covering this one. I think I know Randy Travis' version better than the Roger Miller one.

    S.... ....

    Randy did it better

  36. G.... P....

    How does this literally have 94,000 views

    G.... P....

    +Detector Boy Only 94000 views i mean

    G.... P....

    I only listen to it once every day. That's only 365 times a year. actually, there's a few days each year I don't listen to it, but a few I listen to it twice.

    G.... P....

    Detector Boy ur mom has 9999999999 fuckers

    G.... P....

    Detector Boy

    G.... P....

    Shut up silly boys country is mint and retards like use that's actually took the time to listen to it knows it's a good song so pipe down weirdo he's a legand

  37. R.... H....

    one of oldest fav,randy travis.his is  better than others

  38. S.... B....

    Why do they keep mispronouncing "Bangor, Maine"?  It's "bang-gore," not "banger"!

    S.... B....

    Well, it doesn't make sense to pronounce Missouri as "Mizzooruh"!

    S.... B....

    Snoopy's Biggest Fan yet that's exactly how locals there pronounce it.

    S.... B....

    I was born and raised in Maine, so the mispronunciation of "Bangor" really bothers me.  No one in Maine calls it "banger"!

    S.... B....

    No reason to walk around mad, instead, get even with these southern guys who butcher the name of your town. For now on refer to their state as Alabami.

    S.... B....

    Accents, buddy

  39. R.... B....

    I learned this is school when I was 9 :)

  40. p.... w....

    The voice is unbelievably shocking and powerful.

  41. r.... ....

    great take on Roger Miller's classic.

    r.... ....

    Equal to Roger Miller. Maybe a hair better.

  42. A.... s....

    Nice job Josh Turner great work Randy Travis

  43. b.... ....

    no phone, no pool , no pets

  44. C.... T....

    Me and my brother love this song :3

    C.... T....

    and we are only 13 :3

  45. M.... H....

    Love Randy, Love his voice

  46. W.... E....

    Nice voice.

  47. I.... B....

    Haha like the (legally) bit!!

  48. C.... C....

    lol this is one of my favorite songs and I can't even drive! (legally)

  49. I.... B....

    Love this song and I'm only 20 :D

    I.... B....

    islay brown now you're 25! Do you still love this song lol? I do and im 30

  50. d.... ....

    The new verse is bout wreaking your Trans AM stark naked and getting arrested... Way to Randy

  51. 8.... ....

    my theme song.