Roger Miller

fox69 · 13.12.2017

"It Happened Just That Way"

"It Happened Just That Way"

Well I was born in the boomer's shack bout that far from railroad track
Choo-choo ratled my window pane and the sheet iron roof tells me evertime it rains
Well yea yea yea yea yea yea yea yea
Well yea yea yea yea it happened just that way

Well I went to a one room school walked to and from this school
I carried my lunch in a paper sack it was one mile over two miles back
Well yea yea yea yea...

I say my brother worked hard in the grain papa drove a choo-choo train
And one sister was a righteous girl but the other was a woman of the world
Well yea yea yea yea...
Hmm yea yea yea yea...

fox69 · 13.12.2017

"It Takes All Kinds To Make A World"

"It Takes All Kinds To Make A World"

Well it takes all kinds to make a world big
and little men and women boys and girls
And I'm the kinda guy hard luck sure gives a whirl
But I guess it takes all kinds to make a world

My friend and me went to a picture show in town
They called his name and said his house had just burned down
I took his hand and offered him my sympathy
Then suddenly I remembered that he lived with me
Well it takes all kinds to make a world...
pa pa pa pa pa
Well I wrecked the heck out of my pretty car today
Cause it's a total loss and I had to walk on home all the way
Then a phone call said you're holdin' ticket seventeen
You lucky boy you've won a tank of gasoline
Well it takes all kinds to make a world...

Well last night I had the pleasure of her company
She said she'd like to see a whole lot more of me
And I spent money like I had my pockets full
Now ask me how it feels to try to see through wool
Well it takes all kinds to make a world...
Yes I guess it takes all kinds to make a world

fox69 · 13.12.2017

"It's A Miracle That You're Mine"

"It's A Miracle That You're Mine"

It's a fig it's a pickle it's a fad
It's a four-door hoopee that my daddy once had
It's a chocolate clock with a chime
It's a miracle that you're mine
It's a groan it's a chuckle it's a grin
It's a little bitty box like a ring comes in
It's a mountain it's a valen-it's-a-tine
It's a miracle that you're mine
Fa la la la de dum fly away
La de da la de dum come and stay all day
It's a fe fi fiddlio fine
It's a miracle that you're mine
It's a gift from the heavens above
The miracle of having you to love
It's a fe fi fiddlio fine
It's a miracle that you're mine
It's a fig it's a pickle it's a fad
It's a four-door hoopee like my daddy once had
It's a chocolate clock with a chime
It's a miracle that you're mine

fox69 · 13.12.2017

"Jason Fleming"

"Jason Fleming"

Bottles flying, women crying
Ceiling sagging, 'bout to fall
Jason Fleming, chasing women
Pickin' fights with one and all
Now Jason Fleming's quite a man
He raises cain with who he can
He goes out nightly and has a ball
And whoops it up from wall to wall
Tells the band to play it slow
'Hey, are you playing slow?
You, out you go"
Jason Fleming, chasing women
He's a swinging daddy-o
Bottles flying, women crying
Ceiling sagging, 'bout to fall
Jason Fleming, chasing women
Pickin' fights with one and all
Now you know me, not you
Now he was raised in a Cajun swamp
Before he walked he learned to stomp
He stomped so loud that they run him off
Right in the middle of the whooping cough
Deal the cards and let 'em fall
This old boy he beats 'em all
Jason Fleming, chasing women
He's a swinging daddy-o
Bottles flying, women crying
Ceiling sagging, 'bout to fall
Jason Fleming, chasing women
Pickin' fights with one and all
Now you know me Jason, you cut that out
Wow!

fox69 · 13.12.2017

"Jimmy Brown The Newsboy"

"Jimmy Brown The Newsboy"

I sell the morning papers sir,
My name is jimmy brown
Everybody knows that I'm a newsboy of the town
You will hear me yelling "morning star"
As I run along the street
I have no hat upon my head,
No shoes upon my feet
Never mind sir how I look
Don't look at me and frown
I sell the morning papers sir
My name is jimmy brown
I'm awful cold and hungry sir
My clothes are torn and thin
I wander 'bout from place to place
My daily bread to win
My father died a drunkard sir
I've heard my mother say
I'm helping mother sir
As i journey on my way
My mother always tells me sir
There's nothing in the world to lose
I'll get a place in heaven sir
To sell the gospel news

fox69 · 13.12.2017

"Jody And The Kid"

"Jody And The Kid"

She would meet me in the morning
On my way down to the river
Waiting patient by the chinaberry tree
With her feet already dusty
From the pathway to the levee
And her little blue jeans rolled up to her knees

I'd pay her no attention
As she tagged along beside me
Trying hard to copy everything I did
But I couldn't keep from smiling
When I'd hear somebody saying
Looky yonder there goes Jody and the kid

Even after we grew older
We could still be seen together
As we walked along the levee holding hands
For as surely as the season she was changin' to a woman
And I'd lived enough to call myself a man

As she often lay beside me
In the coolness of the evening
Til' the morning sun as shining on my bed
And at times when she was sleeping I'd smile when I'd remember
How they used to call us Jody and the kid

Now the world's a little older
And the years have changed the river
'Cause there's houses where they didn't used to be
And on sundays I go walking
Down the pathway to the levee
With another little girl who follows me

And it makes the old folks smile
To see her tag along beside me
Doing little things the way her mama did
But it gets a little lonesome
When I hear somebody sayin'
Looky yonder there goes Jody and the kid

fox69 · 13.12.2017

"Kansas City Star"

"Kansas City Star"

Got a letter just this morning
It was postmarked Omaha
It was typed and neatly written
Offering me this better job
Better job with higher wages
Expenses paid and a car
But I'm on TV here locally
I can't quite, I'm a star

I come on the TV
Grinninen, wearing pistols and a hat
It's a kiddy's show and I'm a hero
Of the youger sat
I'm the number one attraction
In every supermarket parking lot
I'm the king of Kansas City
No thanks Omaha, thanks a lot

Kansas City Star,
That's what I are,
Yoodledy you aught to see my car,
I drive a big old Cadillac with wired wheels
I got rhinestones on my spokes,
I've got credit down at the grocery store
And my barber tells me jokes
I'm the number one attraction
In every supermarket parking lot
I'm the king of Kansas City
No thanks Omaha, thanks a lot

Da da da da de da
Baa ba de baa ba ba bu
Baa ba bee
Baa Ba buu buu diddly
Ba da da da da da

Kansas City Star,
That's what I are,
Yoodledy you aught to see my car,
I drive a big old Cadillac with wired wheels
I got rhinestones on my spokes,
I've got credit down at my grocery store
And my barber tells me jokes

I'm the number one attraction
In every supermarket parking lot
I'm the king of Kansas City
No thanks Omaha, thanks a lot

Stay tuned we're going to have a Pye Pye cartoon in a minute

fox69 · 13.12.2017

"King Of The Road"

"King Of The Road"

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 a
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 suit 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 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
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 a
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 a
Eight by twelve four-bit room...

fox69 · 13.12.2017

"Lady America"

"Lady America"

I love your Mississippi, I love the way she flows
I love your Rocky Mountains for your gentle winds and snows
I love you California for your beauty girls and wine
Lady America, I love you 'cos you're mine

I love old New York city, she's been good to me at times
Like the time I couldn't call my mama 'cos I didn't have a dime
Lord I love I love I love you and I want to tell you one more time
Lady America, I love you 'cos you're mine

My mind keeps going back to Oklahoma
It's my home and where I come from
Life is living and I've done some
Love I love you and I want to tell you one more time
Lady America, I love you 'cos you're mine

My mind keeps going back to Oklahoma
It's my home and where I come from
Life is living and I've done some
Love I love you and I want to tell you one more time
Lady America, I love you 'cos you're mine

fox69 · 13.12.2017

"Leavin's Not The Only Way To Go"

"Leavin's Not The Only Way To Go"

Do the mornin's still come early
Are the nights not long enough
Does a tear of hesitation
Fall on everything you touch
Well, it might just be a lesson
For the hasty heart to know
Maybe leavin's not the only way to go

Maybe lay and let your feelings grow accustomed to the dark
And by morning's light, you might solve the problems of the heart
And it all might be a lesson for the hasty heart to know
Maybe leavin's not the only way to go

People reach new understandings all the time
They take a second look, maybe change their minds
People reach new understandings everyday
Tell me not to reach and I'll go away

Do the mornin's still come early
Are the nights not long enough
Does a tear of hesitation
Fall on everything you touch
Well, it might just be a lesson
For the hasty heart to know
Maybe leavin's not the only way to go