Route 66 Lyrics

The song Route 66 is performed by Perry Como in the album named Como Swings / For the Young at Heart in the year 2001 .



Mister . . . you may . . . have travelled near or far,
But you haven't seen the country,
'till you've seen the country by car!

Mister . . . may I . . . recommend a royal route?
It starts in illinois, let me tell you boy!
If you ever plan to motor west,
Travel my way, take the highway, that's the best!
Get your kicks . . . on route 66!

It winds from chicago to l.a.,
More than two thousand miles all the way!
Get your kicks . . . on route 66!

Now, you go through st. louis, joplin, missouri,
And oklahoma city is a mighty purdy!
You'll 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 66!

Springfield, illinois . . . springfield, missouri too!
Seven states, count 'em, seven,
Spread out in front of you!

< instrumental break >

You'll like the aroma, of tulsa, oklahoma,
Albuquerque and tucumcari, make new mexico extraordinary!
You'll wanna own a piece of arizona,
Needles, ess*x, amboy, azusa,
No one in sunny cal is a loser . . .

So . . . get hip to this timely tip,
When you make that california trip!
If any joe . . . tells you to go . . . some other way,
Say nix!
Get your kicks . . . on route 66!




Perry Como - Como Swings / For the Young at Heart

May 2001

  1. St. Louis Blues
  2. I've Got You Under My Skin
  3. Route 66
  4. Dear Hearts and Gentle People
  5. Mood Indigo
  6. Donkey Serenade
  7. To Know You (Is to Love You)
  8. You Came a Long Way from St. Louis
  9. Honey, Honey (Bless Your Heart)
  10. Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella (On a Rainy Day)
  11. Linda
  12. Begin the Beguine
  13. When You and I Were Young, Maggie
  14. Young at Heart
  15. I Was Young and Foolish
  16. Too Young
  17. You Make Me Feel So Young
  18. Like Young
  19. Hello, Young Lovers
  20. Especially for the Young
  21. Too Young to Go Steady
  22. While We're Young
  23. Young Love
  24. When Hearts Are Young


Route 66