King of the Road is a 1964 country song, originally written and performed by Roger Miller.
On Married... with Children, it is heard in the season 4 episode, "Oh, What a Feeling".
Background[]
The song depicts the day to day life of a hobo, traveling in boxcars and doing menial, low wages jobs for a room to stay in, while also enjoying the freedom and travel that comes with the lifestyle.
Usage on Married... with Children[]
The song is heard in the Season 4 episode, "Oh, What a Feeling". After unsuccessfully trying to replace his old Dodge, he comes back home with another lemon, a 1976 AMC Gremlin.
The chorus line followed by first three lines of the second verse is heard from Al's car radio.
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 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.