<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Do - Wacka - Do" (1965) </Td> <Td> "King of the Road" (1965) </Td> <Td> "Engine Engine #9" (1965) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Do - Wacka - Do" (1965) </Td> <Td> "King of the Road" (1965) </Td> <Td> "Engine Engine #9" (1965) </Td> </Tr> <P> "King of the Road" is a song written and originally recorded in November 1964 by country singer Roger Miller . The lyrics tell of the day - to - day life of a vagabond hobo who, despite being poor (a "man of means by no means"), revels in his freedom, describing himself humorously as the "king of the road". It was Miller's fifth single for Smash Records . </P> <P> The popular crossover record hit No. 1 on the US Country chart, No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 on the Easy Listening surveys . It was also No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart, and in Norway . Miller recalled that the song was inspired when he was driving and saw a sign on the side of a barn that read, "Trailers for sale or rent". This would become the opening line of the song . </P>

Who made the song king of the road famous