The Roadmaster Song Lyrics and Chords by Freddy Weller
The Roadmaster
Recorded by Freddy Weller
Written by Dewey Lindon Oldham Jr. and Freddy Weller
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I'm a roadmaster baby I
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spend my life on the
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road
I'm a travelin' musician carryin' a pretty big
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load
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I spend my days drivin' down the highway
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when the show is over I
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do things my way
So look
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out honey cause the
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roadmaster's on the
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road
I met a pretty woman down in
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Nashville
Tenne
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ssee
She said she'd play her harp if I could do a number in
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When
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the evening was over I knew her pretty well
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said I like to stay around and
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talk a spell
But to
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morrow I'm in Macon and the
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roadmaster's got to
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go
One night at a roadhouse I
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thought it was the end of the
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line
I had a pretty waitress but a truck driver hollered she's
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mine
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said I'd meet him out in front if he wanted to fight
And
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then I snuck around in back like a
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thief in the night
I got the
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four wheels turnin' got the
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roadmaster on the
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road
I'm a fool for the highway I'v
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e never thought of settlin
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down
I like to play my music when there's lots of pretty women
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around
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never noticed any difference in a woman and a lady
I'll
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take anything from
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eighteen to eighty
When the
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full moon's shinin' and th
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e roadmaster's on th
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I never noticed any difference 'tween a woman and a lady
I'll
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take anything from
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eighteen to eighty
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full moon's shinin' and the
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roadmaster's on the
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road
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When the
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full moon's shinin' and the
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roadmaster's on the
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road
FAQ
Who sang the the song The Roadmaster?
- The song The Roadmaster was sang by Freddy Weller.
Who is Freddy Weller?
- Wilton Frederick "Freddy" Weller (born September 9, 1947) is an American country music artist. He recorded for Columbia Records between 1969 and 1980. He had his highest charted single in 1969 with his debut release, "Games People Play".
