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When there was earth to plow for guns to bear,

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They used to tell me I was building a dream with peace and glory ahead. Why should I be standing in life just waiting for bread.

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Welcome back everybody to another episode from

one thousand one heroes, legends, histories and mysteries. This one titled

King of the Road, the Hobo story, tells of the men who rode and still ride the freight trains,

hopping on and off rolling freight cars to experience their own brand of life at whatever stops they choose.

A culture unto itself itself with its own language and codes of

behavior, and without a doubt a unique piece of American history.

There's something in all of us that longs for the kind of freedom

that country artist Roger Miller expressed when he wrote the words to his

huge hit King of the Road in 1964, a song that would win three Grammy Awards in 1965 for Best Song, Best Vocal Performance,

and Best Country Western Single.

It might have been a very good year for Sinatra, but it was a killer year for Roger Miller.

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