written by Roger Miller
[Verse 1]
G C D7 G
Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents.
G C D7
No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes
G C
Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom
D7 G
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
G C D7 G
I'm a man of means by no means, king of the road.
[Verse 2]
G C D7 G
Third boxcar, midnight train, destination, Bangor, Maine.
G C
Old worn out suit and shoes,
D7
I don't pay no union dues,
G C D7 G
I smoke old stogies I have found short, but not too big around
G C D7 G
I'm a man of means by no means, king of the road.
[Bridge]
A D
I know every engineer on every train
E A
All of their children, and all of their names
D
And every handout in every town
E7
And every lock that ain't locked, when no one's around.
[Verse 3]
A D E7 A
Trailer for sale or rent, rooms to let, fifty cents.
A D E7
No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes
A D
Ah, but, two hours of pushin' broom
E7 A
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
A D E7 A
I'm a man of means by no means, king of the road.