re: #51 CuriousLurker

Shhhh… dammit, don’t mention that song!

It’s bad enough that I woke up this morning humming 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’m a man of means by no means king of the road.”

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not so many people know about roger miller’s last songs, which were written for a musical, big river, based on huckleberry finn, that i just happened to see during its brief run. it contained this beautiful paean to the mississippi…

Roger Miller - River in the Rain