Kansas City StarArtist: Roger Miller (peak Billboard position # 31 in 1965)Words and Music by Roger MillerGot a letter just this mornin' it was postmarked OmahaIt was typed and neatly written offerin' me this better jobBetter job at higher wages, expenses paid and a carBut I'm on TV here locally and I can't quit, I'm a starHah-ha I come on TV grinnin,' wearin' pistols and a hatIt's a kiddy show and I'm a hero of the younger setI'm the number one attraction every supermarket parkin' lotI'm the king of Kansas City, no thanks, Omaha, thanks a lotCHORUS:Kansas City star, that's what I areYodel-deedle ay-hee, you oughta see my carI drive a big old Cadillac with wire wheels, got rhinestones on the spokesI got credit down at the grocery storeAnd my barber tells me jokesI'm the number one attraction every supermarket parkin' lotI'm the king of Kansas City, no thanks, Omaha, thanks a lotCHORUSSPOKEN: Stay tuned, gonna have a Popeye cartoon in a minuteTranscribed by Ronald E.
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