<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Under the Cover of the Night" (1962) </Td> <Td> "Six Days on the Road" (1969) </Td> <Td> "Cowboy Boots" (1963) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Under the Cover of the Night" (1962) </Td> <Td> "Six Days on the Road" (1969) </Td> <Td> "Cowboy Boots" (1963) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Six Days on the Road" is an American song written by Earl Green and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio songwriter Carl Montgomery, made famous by country music singer Dave Dudley . The song was initially recorded by Paul Davis (not to be confused with singer - songwriter Paul Davis) and was released in 1961 on the Bulletin label . In 1963, the song became a major hit when released by Dave Dudley and is often hailed as the definitive celebration of the American truck driver . </P> <P> In 1997, more than 30 years after Dudley's original version charted, country music band Sawyer Brown took the song into the Top 15 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart . </P>

Who sang six days on the road first