King of the Road

"King of the Road" is a song written by country singer Roger Miller, who first recorded it in November 1964. The song was used as the Smashing Pumpkins intro music for approximately five weeks of the Rock Invasion tour. The lyrics tell of the day-to-day life of a hobo who, despite being poor (a "man of means by no means"), revels in his freedom, describing himself humorously and cynically as the "king of the road".