Verse 1
Trailer for sale or rent
Rooms to let, 50 cents
No phone, no pool, no pets
I ain’t got no cigarettes
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Ah, but two hours of pushing broom
Buys a eight by 12 four-bit room
I’m a man of means, by no means
King of the road
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Verse 2
Third boxcar, midnight train
Destination: Bangor, Maine
Old worn out suit and shoes
I don’t pay no union dues
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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
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Chorus
I know every engineer on every train
All of the children and all of their names
Every handout in every town
Every lock that ain’t locked when no one’s around