ROUTE 66
(Bobby Troup)

Recorded by: The Andrews Sisters; Chuck Berry; Ray Charles;
Rosemary Clooney; King Cole Trio; Nat King Cole; 
Perry Como; Bing Crosby; Sammy Davis Jr.; 
The Four Freshmen; Buddy Greco; Roy Hamilton; Ted Heath; 
Harry James; Al Jarreau; Louis Jordan; George Maharis; 
Manhattan Transfer; George Melly; Patti Page; 
John Pizzarelli; Louis Prima; Buddy Rich; 
The Rolling Stones; Nancy Sinatra; Mel Tormé; Bobby Troup;
..... and many more.


If you ever plan to motor west, 
travel my way, take the highway that is best. 
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six. 

It winds from Chicago to LA, 
more than two thousand miles all the way. 
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six. 

Now you go through Saint Looey 
Joplin, Missouri, 
and Oklahoma City is mighty pretty. 
You see Amarillo, 
Gallup, New Mexico, 
Flagstaff, Arizona. 
Don't forget Winona, 
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino. 

Won't you get hip to this timely tip: 
when you make that California trip 
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six. 

solo 

Won't you get hip to this timely tip: 
when you make that California trip 
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six. (3x)