KING OF THE CON - Parody of King of the Road | Marcus Bales & Don Caron

Lyrics by Marcus Bales - Performance by Don Caron Executive Producers Don Caron and Jerry Pender SUPPORT Visit https://parodyproject.com/supportus CONTRIBUTE to the PROJECT BTC:              33W8cvkCKupG77ChtTFXeAFmEBCaLcjsBJ ETH:    0x1f36edE7A4F06830D0e3d675776607790a2ce636  SHOP Parody Project Store: https://parodyproject.com/shop PATRONAGE To become a Patron of Parody Project please visit our Patreon Page https://www.patreon.com/parodyproject MAILING LIST (Never Shared) https://parodyproject.com/subscribe/ LYRICS - Marcus Bales Nation for sale or rent  As long as he gets his percent     No guarantee but cost --     And you willl get double-crossed.  You’ll hear two lies per sentence, then  A couple more lies again.         He's a guy from Queens and that means:            King of the con.    All that money in his hand,  Destination Switzerland.     Old folks had best beware     He'll steal their Medicare.  He stokes old fears in the white male heart  Knowing that they're not too smart       He's a guy from Queens and that means:            King of the con.                        He breaks every contract every time                      His word's not worth one thin shiny dime                      And every agreement in every deal                          He’s singing nation for sale or rent  As long as he gets his percent     No guarantee but cost --     And you'll get double-crossed.  He tells two lies per sentence, then  Lies a couple more lies again.         He's a guy from Queens and that means:            King of the con.    Nation for sale or rent  Long as he gets his percent     No guarantee but cost --     And you'll get double-crossed.  You’ll hear two lies per sentence, then  Hear a couple more lies again.         He's a guy from Queens and that means:            King of the con. ABOUT THE ORIGINAL SONG "King of the Road" is a song written by country singer Roger Miller, who first recorded it in November 1964. The lyrics tell of the day-to-day life of a hobo who, despite having little money (a "man of means by no means"), revels in his freedom, describing himself humorously and cynically as the "king of the road". It was Miller's fifth single for Smash Records. The crossover record reached 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. R.E.M. covered the song in a shambolic, drunken, offhand rendering, guitarist Peter Buck would later comment, "If there was any justice in the world, Roger Miller should be able to sue for what we did to this song." A comic version by English entertainer Billy Howard, "King of the Cops", was a British chart hit in 1976. Country music singer Jody Miller (no relation) answered "King of the Road" with "Queen of the House" (1965). The song used Roger Miller's music while changing the lyrics to describe the day-to-day life of a stay-at-home mom. The words were written by Mary Taylor. The song was a hit, reaching number 12 on Billboard's Hot 100 and number 5 on the Hot Country Singles chart. It also won a Grammy for Female Country Vocal Performance. Connie Francis later recorded this song on her 1966 album Live at the Sahara (1966).[citation needed] The Supremes performed "Queen of the House" in their nightclub act. It can be heard on their The Supremes at the Copa (1965) album and I Hear a Symphony remastered CD, which includes their September 1966 appearance at the Roostertail in Detroit, on the second disc.[citation needed]