Nat “King” Cole
Nat “King” Cole
Nat “King” Cole
Nat “King” Cole
Nat “King” Cole
Nat “King” Cole
Nat “King” Cole
Nat “King” Cole
Nat “King” Cole
Nat “King” Cole
Nat “King” Cole
Nat “King” Cole
Nat King Cole re-recorded a new arrangement of his earlier hit “(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66” on his 1956 jazz album After Midnight. In this version he pronounces the famous highway as “Route six six” as opposed to “Route sixty-six” in the original.
The famous Route 66 is an American highway that s...
[Verse 1]
If you ever plan to motor west
Travel my way, take the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
[Verse 2]
It winds from Chicago to LA
More than two thousand miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
[Bridge]
Now you go through St. Louie
Joplin, Missouri
And Oklahoma City looks mighty pretty
You'll see Amarillo
Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona
Don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
[Verse 3]
Won't you get hip to this timely tip
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
[Guitar, Trumpet, and Piano Solos]
[Verse 3]
Won't you get hip to this timely tip
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
[Outro]
Get your kicks on Route 66
Get your kicks on Route 66
Get your kicks on Route 66
Get your kicks on Route 66
Get your kicks on Route 66
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 [1956 Version] was written by Bobby Troup.
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 [1956 Version] was produced by Lee Gillette.