“To let” means “to rent.” I love this song. A real oldie but goodie.
@Yowza78
2 жыл бұрын
The song has a lot of slang. To let. Four bits. Old stogies. Man of means. Box cars (as a form of free transportation). Etc etc.
@JRoss707
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, you still hear of people “subletting” a room in their home. But rarely hear “let” on its own.
@garykidson4489
2 жыл бұрын
@@JRoss707 We use to let over here in the UK to mean for rent. You see to let signs on houses and apartments all the time here.
@davidwilliams1820
2 жыл бұрын
4 bits = 50 cents. Thus "rooms to let, 50 cents" and "buys a 4 bit room" are two ways of saying the same thing. A "bit" was slang for an eighth of a dollar. I think it dates back to when the Spanish Dollar was essentially international currency. In order to make change, the Spanish Dollar was cut into eight pieces with each piece worth 12.5 cents. That's also where the phrase, "pieces of eight" came from.
@musicloverchiefsfan5410
2 жыл бұрын
@@davidwilliams1820 It was also used in the old cheer heard at many high school football games etc. 'Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar.. all for the (team name) stand up and hollar'
@randyhpward8829
2 жыл бұрын
This song was about being a hobo, a transient, a traveling homeless person & telling about the way he lived. Many of Mr. Miller's songs seemed to be about ignoring adversity & making the best of what you have.
@MadMax-pu1kj
2 жыл бұрын
It was a thing in the post depression and then post WWII eras. Transients are seen in almost all black & white movies and jumping the railcars was the way to get around. My uncle suffocated in a refrigerator car when he was 19 in Iowa as he made his way from Indiana to California 'riding the rails'. It was a hard life (duh.. poverty, et al) but for some it was (and is) a way of life.
@randyhpward8829
2 жыл бұрын
@@MadMax-pu1kj Zactly.
@vincentschmitt7597
2 жыл бұрын
Its what the lyrics invoke that make you bvb think. Yes. Like that he befriends the train engineers so he doesn't get hassled hopping a ride.
@vincentschmitt7597
2 жыл бұрын
@@MadMax-pu1kj the transient on a train from Pee Wee's Big Adventure still makes me laugh every time.
@kennethstewart8971
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@Stoney_Snark
2 жыл бұрын
I love Roger Miller and he’s often hilarious as well as great! Try “Chug-a-Lug” or “Dang Me”.
@sennin7139
2 жыл бұрын
or his song Oo-de-lally is good
@karenmandeville7116
2 жыл бұрын
2 more great songs for sure!
@morningcoffeebreak7367
2 жыл бұрын
Dang me, Dang me, they oughta take a rope and hang me! LOL
@1177kc
2 жыл бұрын
Chug a Lug was the other one I couldn’t think of!!
@jcdvt1
2 жыл бұрын
Dang me is fun
@nickface55
2 жыл бұрын
Now I'm 66 years old and I can remember sitting in the back seat of my parents car and not only listening to this song but also singing it with my sister and brother. Really great memories!
@DonnaDiskin
2 жыл бұрын
Me too
@knowhere60
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite song when I was 4 years old!
@matthewmarch8707
2 жыл бұрын
I'm 56 years old now and still remember my best friends dad sing this song for me whenever I asked him to. I asked him often!! He never refused or was too busy!
@elkabong6429
Жыл бұрын
I'm 65 and I remember listening to it on my RCA AM radio (six tubes!) on WABC 770 NYC. Great memories.
@tiffanytosh1569
Жыл бұрын
I did, too!
@morningcoffeebreak7367
2 жыл бұрын
Now add these "story" songs to your list from close to the same time period. "Sixteen Tons" by Tennesse Ernie Ford" and "Big Bad John" by Jimmy Dean.
@jeffgalus8454
2 жыл бұрын
Or Don Williams
@cebridges
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, please, Big Bad John! Great ballad of a blue collar hero. Plus, as a bit of trivia, its singer Jimmy Dean is the same one that owns the sausage company.
@Doggeslife
2 жыл бұрын
Mr. Ford lived in Palo Alto in the 1990s and shopped at "JJ&F", a small family owned and operated grocery store with an awesome meat department. My younger brother worked there at the time so that is how I found out. Ernie's car parked outside had a custom California license plate that said "PEAPCKR" or "PPICKER or some variation of that spelling ("Pea Picker" was his go-to word). I use to love watching him on the TV show I LOVE LUCY when he guest appeared playing the role of Lucy's rural-raised "Cousin Ernie". See him here, with Lucy in disguise as a vamp. He was funny as hell as an actor as well as being a famous singer: kzitem.info/news/bejne/2YmaqKR6oJiEeo4
@daronbaird6060
2 жыл бұрын
Both are good. I would also add Marty Robbins Big Iron or El Paso.
@atombomb31458
2 жыл бұрын
@@jeffgalus8454 right on
@wgb_jd
2 жыл бұрын
My dad died in 1967 when I was five. I don't have many memories, but I do remember he loved this song.
@TwistedSither
2 жыл бұрын
It's hard not to like Roger Miller. Not only is he a great singer and musician, but extremely funny as well. More songs of his to check out include England Swings, Chug-a-lug, My Uncle Used to Love Me (But She Died), Kansas City Star, Me and Bobby McGee, and You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd.
@missd9785
2 жыл бұрын
Hey! Never heard someone else mention Can't Roller-skate In a Buffalo Herd. Thought that song was hilarious as a real little kid.
He's singing about being a classic hobo, a harmless drifter cruising around the country where ever the wind blows him! Great song! Great reaction!
@FV-le3ip
2 ай бұрын
Except the harmless hobo may pick locks “when no one’s around.” 😆
@ronaldmcrae4896
2 жыл бұрын
Love Roger Miller, so many Light hearted/novelty songs. "You Can't Roller skate in a Buffalo Herd" was one of my favorites!
@tonia.5861
2 жыл бұрын
YES!!! This song is hilarious 😂
@chrismadden132
2 жыл бұрын
That is a great song and brings back such great memories
@donnabeaudin9114
2 жыл бұрын
I hope they play England swings! I wish there was video of Roger Miller, he would make the best faces!
@ronaldmcrae4896
2 жыл бұрын
@@donnabeaudin9114 Actually I'd kind of forgotten that tune! It was great!
@thomastimlin1724
2 жыл бұрын
You can't go l swimming' in a baseball pool, etc etc lol
@miked2445
2 жыл бұрын
Whoever recommended this track, pat yourself on the back. GREAT SONG, EVEN BETTER ARTIST!!!
@rodneytyus
2 жыл бұрын
He was a hobo traveling around. He's renting the room for fifty cents. Two hours of work earned him enough to pay for the room, "an 8X12 four bit room". A bit was 12.5 cents, two bits was a quarter and four bits was fifty cents. Some other Roger Miller hits we "Dang Me", "Chug-a-Lug", "Engine, Engine, No. 9", and "You Can't Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd".
@Texashog11
2 жыл бұрын
The old alma mater cheer. 2 bits, 4 bits, 6 bits, a dollar, all for State U stand up and holler
@joeday4293
2 жыл бұрын
Which is why "two-bit" became a synonym for "worthless" - only worth a quarter, after all.
@mikesteinkrauss9773
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, these are not rooms at a Marriot. These are cheap dive rooms in a boarding house with a communal bath, etc. So a Man of the Road could travel around pick up some odd jobs. Most nights when he was flush he could get a room in a boarding house, and on the nights where he wasn't he'd sleep under the stars. Kind of amazing how cheap a man could live back in the day, but it was a life that doesn't resemble what most of us think of as living
@ronaldjeffrey8712
2 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget "England Swings Like a Pendulum Do".
@memorex202
9 ай бұрын
@@ronaldjeffrey8712 Bobbies on bicycles, two by two...
@tiffanytosh1569
Жыл бұрын
Roger Miller wrote a musical called ‘Big River’. He won 7 awards for this.
@commanderredhawk7468
2 жыл бұрын
Johnny Horton is a great story teller: "North to Alaska"; "Battle of New Orleans", and "Sink the Bismark". History in a song, and smooth!
@walterrutherford8321
2 жыл бұрын
Also, When It’s Springtime In Alaska.
@meliplay
2 жыл бұрын
Yes battle of new Orleans
@juliewhite7469
2 жыл бұрын
Love Johnny Horton ❤. For a full history class try "Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt" sung by Sid Selvidge.
@bobsmythe1439
2 жыл бұрын
Johnny Horton was really great! Good suggestions
@gregorymoore2877
2 жыл бұрын
To add to the Johnny Horton list "The Battle of Bull Run"; "O'Leary's Cow"; "The Sinking of the Rueben James"; "Snowshoe Thompson" Really just about anything from the album, Johnny Horton Makes History.
@YamacrawJess
Жыл бұрын
Miller was a musical genius.
@toddr.6209
2 жыл бұрын
This song was all about the life of a "hobo", tramp, or vagrant. A person that was homeless & traveled from town to town by "stealing" rides on freight trains. Basically he was claiming that even though he had no belongings, he was still "King of the Road". He could do odd jobs to get enough cash to get by.
@StevenEverett7
2 жыл бұрын
Great description of what I always thought the song was about.
@rozequinn1519
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@sammyjones3500
2 жыл бұрын
50 cents would have been a lot for a hobo. Most hobos slept for free.
@FlamesCagney
2 жыл бұрын
Yep. Ridin' the rails.
@rozequinn1519
2 жыл бұрын
Rooms to let 50 cent is basically saying 50 cents to rent.
@mysteriousmysticalmoments2023
2 жыл бұрын
My father loved Roger Miller and grew up on him. Chug a-lug, and can't roller skate in a Buffalo Herd. Brings back so many Memory's. My Dad was sent to heaven 32 years ago. Thank you .❤
@jamestaylor4843
Жыл бұрын
Don't forget about My Uncle use to love me but she died, that was a funny song too!
@jobe6792
Жыл бұрын
@@jamestaylor4843 I love that song! And "Do-Wacka-Do."
@tomaroni6670
2 жыл бұрын
It's a song about about a hobo with no money and he ain't got anything but he knows everything about surviving so he's the "King of the Road" I agree with others. " Chug-a-Lug" And "Dang Me" are a must!
@theresahegarty6466
2 жыл бұрын
He won 11 Grammys in 2 years as Country artist. Un heard of at time.
@writerjohnmcnally
2 жыл бұрын
This was my father’s favorite song. My father died ten years ago at 80, but whenever I hear this song, my memory of him comes into sharp focus for a few minutes.
@sharikraft1706
2 жыл бұрын
I have Dad memories of this song too.❤
@NEPatsFan
2 жыл бұрын
My dad was the same age as yours. He died 7 years ago at 83. My parents had this record too.
@debraparsons2618
2 жыл бұрын
John McNally and NEPatsFan And All of You that have lost a Loved One: So Sorry for Your Loss💔
@brendah.6366
2 жыл бұрын
My father passed 8 years ago this week,at 76. He also loved Roger Miller!!! He got me listening years ago. I'm sorry for your loss. But great memories!!!🥰🤗
@jek4837
2 жыл бұрын
My dad died in October at 83, and this was one of his favorite songs. His mind was going those last few months, but I'd made a youtube playlist of Roger Miller, The Brothers Four, and some more, and his eyes would light up.
@graceknight2471
8 ай бұрын
OMGGGGG! Roger Miller was my mother's next door neighbor in Eric, Oklahoma! He and my Aunt Bernice were classmates!😊
@kendallcarstens9194
2 жыл бұрын
"Rooms to let, .50 cents" Back in the day, people--usually widows-- would "let" or rent out rooms with no frills (and didn't allow smoking) "aint got no cigarettes"; in order to make money to get by. I think Roger is referencing migrant traveling men that rode the rails (trains) from place to place to find work wherever they could during the Depression.
@RhondaU49
3 ай бұрын
He had a great sense of humor, too.
@marysmart8772
2 жыл бұрын
OMG! My father used to sing this when I was really young! I'm 62, and he passed away when I was 9! Best memories of him!
@johnathandavis3693
2 жыл бұрын
God bless you, ma'am. I'm 60, and these songs remind me of the old folks that are gone. I'm miss them -but I have my grand kids. Kind of cool how God does that for us 🙂
@marysmart8772
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnathandavis3693 yes it is! And I play a lot of oldies for them and they love it!
@LittleWolf194
Жыл бұрын
Roger Miller was a great songwriter, singer, musician and Broadway Musical writer :) This song was a huge 'crossover hit' in 1964 :)
@carolynphelan6734
2 жыл бұрын
"England Swings" "Dang Me" and "You Can't Roller skate in a Buffalo Herd" are all great. This one is my favorite. His musical "Big River" has great songs.
@lindalou6105
2 жыл бұрын
Grew up listening to hits album and watching his TV show. Always liked Dang Me
@70bluesville
Жыл бұрын
Such a great old tune, I love this song!
@AmandaSmith-zr8mn
2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely LOVE his song “not in Nottingham” from the old Disney version of Robin Hood. It’s soooo good
@stevedahlberg8680
2 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@lauriesuter8810
2 жыл бұрын
OMG 😲, YES !!!!
@elainehill6504
2 жыл бұрын
ooh da lolly!
@bynumite76
2 жыл бұрын
Yep yep!
@canonfodder2068
2 жыл бұрын
I had forgotten about that!! Thanks, Amanda!
@Kimberliss42
24 күн бұрын
Both of my parents sang and whistled this tune.. I've always loved it.. I listen to it often, especially when missing my parents..
@quinny6920
2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow!!! A real oldie but goodie!!! I love when you do a song I liked but had forgotten all about it!! God Bless you all!!
@jeanstrickland2445
2 жыл бұрын
I like that about this channel 🙋🏻♀️
@dizastro5437
2 жыл бұрын
Digging deep to bring this one. Thanks!
@seckinger2
2 жыл бұрын
He turned Huckleberry Finn into a multi-Tony Award winning musical called Big River. There are some amazing songs in that musical including “Muddy Water” and “Waitin’ For the Light to Shine”. I listen to it frequently. He was SUCH a talented man!
@redbirdjazzz
Жыл бұрын
"Waitin' for the Light to Shine (Reprise)" perfectly captures the key moment in the book, when Huck decides that he'd rather condemn himself to Hell than let Jim stay in captivity.
@BroadwayBabyyy744
Жыл бұрын
one of my faves. "Muddy Water" is my heart...
@1177kc
2 жыл бұрын
Oh my goodness!! The songs of my childhood. Probably the first song my brother learned to sing when he was three- waaaaay back in the 60’s. We had an album with Can’t Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd and Dang Me …. I could probably play it and know every word 50 years after hearing it.
@petragarmer6642
Жыл бұрын
You must hear the female answer from Jody Miller: 'Queen of the house' ... and if you like the piano in the background, you must hear the song from Jim Lowe: 'Green Door' from 1956 with a crazy spinet solo... I promise you, you will love it! ... nice greetings from munich/germany 🙂
@reneleeper7296
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite Roger Miller song from my childhood was You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd. My dad played a lot of Roger Miller.
@proschoolaudio
2 жыл бұрын
Roger Miller was country music royalty and an absolute Genius!!! Gotta react to 'Dang Me'
@mikesavage2114
2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites of his is "You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd"! Oh, and he's a hobo!
@jeremyfagner6808
2 жыл бұрын
Love Roger Miller. Great musician, singer, and comedian. Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd, England Swing, Dang Me so many greats
@Shrykespeare
2 жыл бұрын
This song is a classic in every sense of the word. One of 1965's best. For your next Roger song, you have to do "Dang Me". It's one that'll stick in your brain forever. Roger was an incredibly successful musician in his time. He won 11 Grammys AND a Tony Award. He's in the Country AND Songwriters Hall of Fame. Sadly, he died relatively young, at 56, of lung cancer. (He was a prodigious smoker.) But this song will never lose its cool.
@tinylvis
2 жыл бұрын
Roger Miller... LEGEND. Songs to react to: "Dang Me," "I've Been a Long Time Leaving," "You Can't Roller Skate With a Buffalo Herd," "Chug-a-Lug," and "Atta Boy Girl" (still said to me in praise by my 82 year old dad).
@jenfields2784
2 жыл бұрын
Roger Miller doesn't have a bad song! He was a favorite of my grandma's, so I know all the lyrics. Thank you! 😁❤️
@dizastro5437
2 жыл бұрын
When I was a small boy, this stuff was blasted from the big bench front seats.
@BobGeogeo
Жыл бұрын
Another 😊of Roger Miller's great ones is You Cant Roller Scate in a Buffalo Herd.
@elizabethmcmurray968
2 жыл бұрын
Yay!!! One of my all time favorite songs. Its so much fun, love the classics. I also suggest Don Williams I Believe in You if you like this one. Its got super sweet lyrics and you will both love it i think. Edit after watching, this is a kickass karaoke song. Drunk people somewhere in the world are singing it right now.
@billmaxfield7831
2 жыл бұрын
I like Circle Driveway!!
@1177kc
2 жыл бұрын
Don Williams voice is just dreamy! I love his duet with Emmylou!
@colkidglen8802
Жыл бұрын
No Broadway. His first big Hit. One of many. He wrote many hit songs. One of the most taletned singer/Song writers ever.
@atuuschaaw
2 жыл бұрын
Roger Miller taught us that, "You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd." 😉♥
@rustybarrel516
2 жыл бұрын
“But you can be happy, if you’ve a mind to.” 😁
@joeday4293
2 жыл бұрын
Can't change film with a kid on your back, either.
@juliapernicka2698
2 жыл бұрын
I grew up listening to this song. My mama loved Roger Miller. She would have been 100 this year.
@devriebrown634
2 жыл бұрын
Roger Miller was one of Oklahoma's great talents. He was a song writer, singer, actor, story teller. He was very funny on talk shows. He also worked on Broadway. Dean Martin did a cool version of King of the Road you should listen to. A true artist & talent.
@hokep61
2 жыл бұрын
Actually, he was from Fort Worth. Starting out....he did do some gigs in Oklahoma.
@farmercraig567
2 жыл бұрын
@@hokep61 Home town is Erick OK
@farmercraig567
2 жыл бұрын
@@landenchantment I used to stop at the Loves truck stop at exit 7 when I drove a semi.
@valerienewton908
Жыл бұрын
Born in Ft. Worth, Miller grew up on a farm outside Erick, Oklahoma
@ElChalupacabra710
2 жыл бұрын
Absolute legend, he also voiced Alan-a-Dale( the singing rooster) in Disney's Robin hood, so he sang Oo-De-Lally, Whistle stop and not in nottingham in one of the best Disney classic movies
@SuHu62
2 жыл бұрын
Roger Miller was incredibly talented. In addition to working with Disney on Robin Hood, he wrote the music & lyrics for Big River (which he also acted in), winning the Tony Award for Best Original Score. Have y'all done The Statler Brothers yet? Flowers on the Wall was my Mama's favorite. She actually took me to the rodeo one year because they were the musical act ❤
@barbaraburton8914
2 жыл бұрын
I loved Counting Flowers on the Wall! I can remember all the words even now. It's about the height of boredom and nothing to do.
@Lugnut64052
2 жыл бұрын
Big River is some of my favorite music. It's simply superb.
@spiderdog7599
2 жыл бұрын
@@barbaraburton8914 For you "Flowers on the wall" fans Home Free does an awesome cover of that song. If you haven't heard it you ought to give it a listen.
@barbaraburton8914
2 жыл бұрын
@@spiderdog7599 I will. Thanks
@jamesweible5357
Жыл бұрын
Roger Miller was also the rooster in Disney's Robin Hood. I've always loved his sound.
@alleykeosheyan4779
Жыл бұрын
Alan A. Dale!
@bethmitchem4721
2 жыл бұрын
My dad use to sing this all the time. When he passed, every time I hear this I think of him.❤️❤️❤️
@sherriejefferys5255
2 жыл бұрын
Mine too!❤ great memories 👌 ❤
@karlannett469
2 жыл бұрын
Yes you definitely need to get more in-depth into Rodger Miller. He's a storyteller his songs are fun and young kids love his music. I was born in 1968 my dad would play this and his car all the time in the seventies good memories thanks for playing it
@jeremiahrose4681
2 жыл бұрын
Roger Miller is a great hilliarious artist, You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd is a funny song.
@janiefernandez2460
2 жыл бұрын
AWW. This songs brings back memories of riding in my daddy's pickup when I was little. He loved this song.
@DianaJG8
2 жыл бұрын
I used to run around singing this while I was playing as a kid 60+ years ago. Worked at it till I knew ALL the words. "To let" is the same as rent only it was used more with family & close friends...
@bullshitcaller1541
2 жыл бұрын
Me too....lol
@blueopal01
2 жыл бұрын
Growing up with this song since this was one of my Dad's favorite. Thanks for the memories.
@charlesrichardson8684
2 жыл бұрын
God, I remember listening to this with my Dad in his truck just both of us jamming😜. Keep this up y’all 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@spiritwalkerperformer1689
8 ай бұрын
I've mentioned before that I'm a performer. I've been singing on stage since 1961, when I was 6. Roger Miller was my first musical hero and the first song I did on stage was "Dang Me" by Roger Miller. I also did this song. Imagine a 6-year-old singing his songs, but I loved them!!
@kathytoy5055
2 жыл бұрын
"England Swings" by Roger Miller, a massive hit.
@ginalolajupiter2942
2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the first songs I remember hearing as a kid. Roger Miller was like a favorite uncle and he was everywhere.
@tjhunger8644
2 жыл бұрын
One of these days you'll have to check out The Highwaymen which is a super group consisting of Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson. If you do, play their self-titled single called the Highwaymen
@BLACKYODELNO1
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you love it. This is an example of the real essence of real country music. A collaboration with the singer and the music complimenting each other, not each playing in different directions. "Rooms to let" means for rent. And, Roger Miller was a major deal in Country Music during his career, at one time winning every Grammy award in one sweep.
@christinawoolley6206
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely old time smooth! Even when it came out, playing on the car radio, my Momma said it sounded old fashioned, in the very best way! Haven't heard this in ages, thank you so much! 😽💋🎶
@czechappy
10 ай бұрын
I have always love Roger Miller music, One song I really like is Husband & Wife, Being divorce 3 times the song has alot of meaning. brooks and dunn sang it to, Which is really good.
@markoehler2752
2 жыл бұрын
Roger did lots of good songs, most of them silly, funny stuff like “dang me” & “chug-a-lug”, but he was also the very first to record a song written by Kris Kristofferson called “me & Bobby McGee”, which ended up being recorded by many, including as you know, Janis Joplin. For the serious side of Roger, check out “husbands & wives”, “when two worlds collide”, or my favorite Christmas song ever “old toy trains” a song he wrote as a gift to his son when he couldn’t afford to buy him a gift.
@cmadams7
Жыл бұрын
Roger Miller was huge
@littleogeechee223
2 жыл бұрын
You have to listen to his song “Dang Me”.
@elizabethmcmurray968
2 жыл бұрын
Higher than the highest treeeeeeee Lordy won't you weep for meeeee
@rayjennings3637
2 жыл бұрын
I've no doubt that anyone of a certain age watching this is singing along and thoroughly enjoying themselves.
@surlechapeau
2 жыл бұрын
Jay/Amber, he did pretty well on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as well as the Billboard Hot 100 Country chart! A crossover artist as they say.
@tammajamma
2 жыл бұрын
Amber nailed it! It's a sing-along song! We began every family vacation with this song when I was growing up.
@amptique
2 жыл бұрын
You should give "Can't roller skate in a buffalo herd" a try.
@lynnmcconnnell4693
Жыл бұрын
As a junior reporter in the far south of New Zealand I got to review all the visiting shows and now 45 years later I believe Roger Miller provided one of the finest concerts I ever saw. His songs were great, but his fiddle playing was even better.
@joecalabria3472
2 жыл бұрын
I was about 9 years old when this came out in '65. My father used to sing and play guitar (just for his own enjoyment), and this was one of his favorites. I probably heard him sing it at least 2-3 times a week for many years. BTW, In this context "Room to let" = "Rooms to rent". Current usage is not all that common but not archaic, either. Most often heard in the form of "sub-let", as in when somebody rents out a property that they themselves lease from somebody else.
@ChicagoDB
2 жыл бұрын
I was born in ‘68…but same in my case…to this day, one thing I most regret is never learning to play the guitar from my dad.
@bryanfouts287
4 ай бұрын
I adore Roger Miller. “The Moon is High and So am I”, “Hard Headed Me”, “Chug-A-Lug”, “My Uncle Used to Love Me (But She Died)”, not to mention the entire soundtrack to Disney’s Robin Hood. He’s an absolute gem.
@rudymenchaca9340
2 жыл бұрын
His voice is so smooth and he gets you involved in the music 🎶 another song “Dang Me”
@mikec3853
2 жыл бұрын
"One Dyin' And A Buryin'" is a great Roger Miller song that gets overlooked among the bigger hits like "Dang Me", "Chug-A-Lug", "You Can't Rollerskate (In A Buffalo Herd)", a lot of fun records. He was also the character of the Rooster in Disney's Robin Hood where he did a couple of songs including "Whistle-Stop" which was later sped-up and released as "The Hamster Dance" which kids of a certain age know very well since it was played in heavy rotation on Radio Disney.
@brenda9140
Жыл бұрын
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@jobe6792
Жыл бұрын
I forgot about "One Dyin' And A Buryin.'" Another favorite.
@KittykatOz
2 жыл бұрын
My older sister used to sing this all the time when I was young, I thought it was magical. It refers to the swag men that used to go from town to town picking up whatever work they could and catching rides on a boxcar on a train. This was particularly common in the early 1930's all over the world due to the depression.
@ShawnCaldwell11
Жыл бұрын
He's a Hobo riding the rails, going from town to town. Carefree. I love it!
@debjorgo
2 жыл бұрын
"To let" means to rent. This song was huge to a kid back in the early sixties. Easy lyrics to learn. Not hard at all to sing. Although the line about cigarettes wasn't too great for a kid to hear. Miller died of throat cancer at 56.
@goldiekildea2924
2 жыл бұрын
DebJorgo, I remember listening to this song on my shiny ruby red transistor radio with only one ear bud in my ear at that time they only made one for some strange reason or so I thought which I didn't mind a bit!!!! I thought that it was pretty cool back then! I got the radio from my sister who was two years older then I and I thought it was the coolest thing ever!!!! Well anyway my sister put it in my Easter basket from the Easter Bunny!! Pretty darn awesome!
@goldiekildea2924
2 жыл бұрын
I forgot to mention that although I never knew what 'let" really meant but I sang it like I knew what it meant anyway!! 😊
@timstewart9026
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, this song brought me to country music when I was 5 or 6 years old, and it is still a favorite of mine.
@kcarr9589
2 жыл бұрын
You’re right, Amber…if you know it you want to sing it..my family always jumped in to belt it out (even though we always groaned at my dad :}
@deborahbranson3712
2 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite song by Roger Miller
@joebeernink2293
2 жыл бұрын
Try Johnny Horton's "Sink the Bismarck" or "Whispering Pines" or "The Battle of New Orleans". Loved those songs from the 50s when I was a kid.
@TonyM1961
Жыл бұрын
After this, now you need to hear "Winchester Cathedral", "Can't Rollerskate In A Buffalo Herd" and "Dang Me". All great, fun songs by the incomparable Roger Miller
@merlball8520
2 жыл бұрын
My mom and my grandmother really love/loved this song. Your selection of older music really surprises me. You pick some things that aren't necessarily the most well known but they're always interesting. Thank you and looking forward to more.
@singluna888
2 жыл бұрын
This song is going to be in your head for years. I've been singing this since he came out with it. You'll love it.
@broniex14
2 жыл бұрын
I only know this song as my Dad used to play the record and sing along. I still know every word and every time I hear it it reminds me of my Dad ❤️
@gordonpearson7494
Жыл бұрын
I"m 61, and I remember hearing my dad sing this song as he was getting dressed for the day .......
@patman7889
2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs by Miller is the humorous “Kansas City Star.” He also the songs for the Broadway musical “Big River.”
@richardduncan4894
Жыл бұрын
He wrote and produced the Broadway Musical hit "Big River". There is so much to the man.
@shellymarquez9320
2 жыл бұрын
LOOOOVE this song! Reminds me of my grandparents!🥰🥰
@shizueleighhicks6174
Жыл бұрын
Talk about a singer who could command the stage! Not only a beautiful singer he was a FUNNY MAN. We saw him at Harrah’s Tahoe in the 1960s We loved him.
@davem.2191
2 жыл бұрын
You really should do his song - Chug-a-Lug. Classic
@kenqb5450
2 жыл бұрын
His wife recorded a song "Queen of the House" as a so called response. It is a must listen.
@markmartineau1690
2 жыл бұрын
As a young kid I use to love his song You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd. It broke us up. You may like Jim Stafford a singer in the same class also a very talented artist
@1177kc
2 жыл бұрын
I got to meet Jim Strafford once . I always thought he was handsome.
@walterrutherford8321
2 жыл бұрын
Ray Stevens also did silly but popular novelty country songs, LOTS of them. The most famous though was during the peak of the 70s “streaking” craze he sang the song, The Streak. Ray also did a surprisingly serious and sweet song called, Everything Is Beautiful. He really did have a lovely singing voice when he wasn’t being goofy. I thought he also sang the comedy song, Junk Food Junkie, but that was actually Larry Groce. I defy you to listen to that song and not smile and laugh! 🤣
@walterrutherford8321
2 жыл бұрын
Cow Patty is another funny Stanford song.
@oldmanghost219
2 жыл бұрын
Roger Miller. "King of The Road" what led me to learning the Piano & Sax in Jazz band.
@sailcrouch
2 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Broadway, Roger Miller wrote a great musical called "Big River" based on Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn."
@suzannemarie7313
2 жыл бұрын
Roger Miller has a bunch of wonderful songs, including You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd, Chug-a-Lug, and Dang Me. Another artist with a similar vibe Johnny Horton, with hits like The Battle of New Orleans, Sink the Bismarck, North To Alaska, and When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's 40 Below).
@keithfay2346
2 жыл бұрын
"My uncle used to love me but she died" is a classic
@valeriebarr5729
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! a chicken ain't a chicken till it's lickin' good fried 🎶
@sandiflinchum6925
2 жыл бұрын
I have one that will even pull at his heart strings..lol. Red Sovine "it will come back" and Teddy Bear" and " flowers for momma"
@samzilla1281
2 жыл бұрын
Roger is worth a deep dive into. One of my favorites is when he was the Porter Wagoner show. It's got two songs on it. In The Summertime and he plays fiddle on Porter's signature song Y'all Come. If you want a sad one, One Dying and a Burying. If you want an uptempo sad song, Atta Boy Girl.
@truckrboat
Жыл бұрын
he wrote a broadway show called Big River, it won 7 Tony Awards, you have to listen to one of his other big hits, Dang Me or Little Green Apples.he also was the minstrel, Allen a Dale in the disney animated movie robin hood
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