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Mister . . . you may . . . have travelled near or far, |
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But you haven't seen the country, |
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'till you've seen the country by car! |
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Mister . . . may I . . . recommend a royal route? |
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It starts in illinois, let me tell you boy! |
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If you ever plan to motor west, |
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Travel my way, take the highway, that's the best! |
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Get your kicks . . . on route 66! |
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It winds from chicago to l.a., |
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More than two thousand miles all the way! |
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Get your kicks . . . on route 66! |
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Now, you go through st. louis, joplin, missouri, |
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And oklahoma city is a mighty purdy! |
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You'll see amarillo, gallup, new mexico, |
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Flagstaff, arizona, don't forget winona, |
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Kingman, barstow, san bernardino! |
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Won't you get hip to this timely tip, |
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When you make that california trip? |
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Get your kicks . . . on route 66! |
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Springfield, illinois . . . springfield, missouri too! |
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Seven states, count 'em, seven, |
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Spread out in front of you! |
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You'll like the aroma, of tulsa, oklahoma, |
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Albuquerque and tucumcari, make new mexico extraordinary! |
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You'll wanna own a piece of arizona, |
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Needles, essex, amboy, azusa, |
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No one in sunny cal is a loser . . . |
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So . . . get hip to this timely tip, |
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When you make that california trip! |
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If any joe . . . tells you to go . . . some other way, |
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Say nix! |
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Get your kicks . . . on route 66! |
