2006-12-10 17:33:58 · 13 answers · asked by Prof 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
It is an old hobo term for a hobo who travels a route frequently and knows a lot about it making him king of that route.
In the 1965 song King of the Road by Roger Miller he talks about:
Rooms to let for 50 cents, very cheap for the time.
The singer takes a box car to Bangor Maine, the favorite way for hobos to travel. He has an old worn out suit and worn shoes; that he probably got from charity.
The core lyrics that make him King of the Road are:
" know every engineer on every train
All the children and all of their names
And every handout in every town
And every lock that ain't locked when no-one's around"
He knows all the engineers and children (who would be kind to him), he knows where to get handouts in every town, and where it is easy for him to sneak in or steal.
Randy Travis, Jim White, Boney M, and the group R.E.M. uses the same lyrics adapted from the Roger Miller song.
The Fu ManChu lyrics are harder to understand, but it sounds like the singer is a trucker and considers himself King of the Road.
2006-12-10 17:42:25 · answer #1 · answered by Dan S 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Song King Of The Road
2016-12-16 06:42:55 · answer #2 · answered by tenuta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
King Of The Road Song
2016-09-28 14:14:50 · answer #3 · answered by gavilanes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-29 02:49:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's a truckie basically. He lives his life on the road and knows his way around. He's King of the Road because he's been there done that in his big truck.
2006-12-10 17:37:18 · answer #5 · answered by gretphemelger 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Baloney - it's not about a truck driver! Listen to the words "Third boxcar, midnight train,
Destination - Bangor, Maine......
I know every engineer on every train.
All their children, and all of their names.
And every handout, in every town...etc"
(sung by Roger Miller)
It's about a hobo. He's not tied down by anything as he travels the country. In his mind he's "King of the road"
2006-12-10 17:48:44 · answer #6 · answered by cwriter2003 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
King of the road relates to being a large truck driver, mostly doing long-distance hauls.
2006-12-10 17:35:35 · answer #7 · answered by superpolar2000 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He's a HOBO by choice. He has no home, no pool, no pets and he travels whenever and where ever he wants, .. as he said:
I know every Engineer on every train, all of their children and all of their names. Every 'hand-out' in every town, and every lock that ain't locked when no ones around.....
so that's why he's 'King of the Road'
2006-12-10 17:40:22 · answer #8 · answered by ? pita ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I'm not mistaking it's about how truckers are Kings of the Road when they drive the highways. Then again it could be about Harley's. Who knows.
2006-12-10 17:45:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He hops freight trains so he obviously has no vehicle but since he has no real home, and is always moving he basically owns the road.
2006-12-10 17:36:04 · answer #10 · answered by jare bare 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋