U.S. Route 66 (US 66 or Route 66), also known as the Will Rogers Highway and colloquially known as the Main Street of America or the Mother Road, was a highway within the U.S. Highway System. One of the original U.S. Highways, Route 66 was established on November 11, 1926—with road signs erected the following year. The highway, which became one of the most famous roads in America, originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, before ending at Los Angeles, covering a total of 2,448 miles (3,940 km). It was recognized in popular culture by both a hit song and the Route 66 television show in the 1960s.
Route 66 served as a major path for those who migrated west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and it supported the economies of the communities through which the road passed. People doing business along the route became prosperous due to the growing popularity of the highway, and those same people later fought to keep the highway alive in the face of the growing threat of being bypassed by the new Interstate Highway System.
Route 66 may refer to:
U.S. Route 40 (US 40) is an east–west United States highway. As with most routes whose numbers end in a zero, US 40 once traversed the entire United States. It is one of the original 1920s U.S. Highways, and its first termini were San Francisco, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey. The western end has been truncated several times, and the route now ends at Interstate 80 just outside of Park City, Utah, near Salt Lake City.
Starting at its western terminus in Utah, US 40 crosses a total of 12 states, including Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey. Three former and four current state capitals lie along the route. For much of its route, US 40 runs parallel to or concurrently with several major Interstate Highways: Interstate 70 from Colorado, to Washington, Pennsylvania; and again from Hancock, Maryland to Baltimore, Maryland; Interstate 64 in parts of Missouri and Illinois; Interstate 68 along the Maryland Panhandle; and Interstate 95 from Baltimore to New Castle, Delaware.
Karl Pilkington (born 23 September 1972) is an English television personality, actor, author, former radio producer. He gained prominence as the producer of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant's radio program on XFM. He appeared on The Ricky Gervais Show, presented the Sky travel series An Idiot Abroad, and made his acting debut on Gervais' 2012 comedy-drama series Derek.
Karl Pilkington was born and grew up in Trafford, Greater Manchester. He was educated at Ashton-on-Mersey School, receiving just one GCSE, an "E" in History. Pilkington only became aware of his GCSE results after Gervais and Merchant contacted the school after a conversation during their XFM show. Pilkington was surprised and upset at his results as he recalled sitting through several other GCSE exams, as well as sending in a "little clay man" for Art. A failure to register for the exams was offered as an explanation by Gervais and Merchant for his lack of other grades.
Pilkington relocated to London to work with XFM as a producer and after several years he began work on The Ricky Gervais Show, broadcast on Saturday afternoons. Initially Pilkington was solely the program's producer. However, as Gervais and Merchant began to invite him to make the odd comment, Pilkington's persona came to light and his popularity increased. Pilkington was eventually included as a main element of the broadcasts, with large amounts of airtime often given over to his thoughts on various subjects, or various childhood stories. In December 2005, Pilkington stood in for two BBC 6 Music shows for Nemone, and co-presented the shows with Russell Brand.
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, essex, 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!
If you ever plan to motor west
Take my way that’s the highway that’s the best,
Get your kicks on route 66.
Well, it winds from chicago to l.a.
More than 2000 miles of motorway,
Get your kicks on route 66.
Well, it winds from st. louis down to missouri
Oklahoma city looks mighty pretty.
You’ll see amarillo, gallup, new mexico,
Flagstaff arizona, don’t forget pamona,
South park garden and san bernardino.
Would you get hip to this kinda tip
Baby take that california trip,
Get your kicks on route 66, oh!
Well, it winds from st. louis down to missouri
Oklahoma city looks mighty pretty.
You’ll see amarillo and gallup new mexico,
Flagstaff arizona, don’t forget pamona,
South park garden and san bernardino.
Would you get hip to this kinda tip
Yeah baby take that california trip
Get your kicks on route 66
Get your kicks on route 66,
Get your kicks on route 66, yeah,
Get your kicks on route 66,
You wanna get your kicks on route 66, yeah, yeah.
Well if you ever plan to motor west
Just take my way that's the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than 2000 miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino
Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino
Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
(Troup)
Well if you ever plan to motor west
Just take my way that's the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than 2000 miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino
Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino
Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
(word & lyrics by bobby troup)
This lyrics are like performed by natalie cole
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 bernandino.
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.
Get your kicks on route sixty-six.
Well, if you ever plan to motor west
Travel my way, take the highway, that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it winds from Chicago to L. A.
More than two thousand miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it goes to St. Louis, down to Missouri
Oklahoma City looks oh, so pretty
You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Wynonna
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
You get hip to this kind of trip
I'm gonna take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it goes to St. Louis, down to Missouri
Oklahoma City looks oh, so pretty
You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Wynonna
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
You get hip to this kind of trip
I'm gonna take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
If you get hip to this kind of trip
I'm gonna take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Get your kicks on Route 66
Get your kicks on Route 66
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 LA
More than two thousand miles all the way
Hey, get your kicks on Route 66
Now you go through St. Louie
Joplin, Missouri
And Oklahoma City looks mighty pretty
Hey Janis, now you'll see Amarillo
Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff Arizona
Don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino
Won't you get hip to this timely tip
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Now you go through St. Louie
Joplin, Missouri
And Oklahoma City looks mighty pretty
Now you'll see Amarillo
Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff Arizona
Don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino
Won't you get hip to this timely tip
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Get your kicks on Route six six
Get your kicks on Route 66
Get your kicks on Route six six
Whoo whoo ------
Well if you ever plan to motor west
Just take my way that's the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than 2000 miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma city, the toots look pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino
Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma city, the toots look pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino
Would you get hip to this kindly tip
And go take that California trip
(b. troupe)
If you ever plan to motor west
Travel my way, the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on route 66
It winds from chicago to l.a.
More than 2,000 miles all the way
Get your kicks on route 66
Now you go thru st. looey, joplin, missouri
And oklahoma city looks mighty pretty
You'll see amarillo, gallup, new mexico
Flagstaff, arizona, don't forget winona
Winslow, barstow, san bernardino
Won't you get hip to this timely tip
When you make that california trip
Do you wanna motor west?
Go my way, take the highway, that’s the best.
Get your kicks,
Route 66.
Winds from Chicago to L.A.,
More than 3,000 miles all the way.
Get your kicks on
Route 66.
Well it goes through St. Louis, Joplin, Missouri.
Oklahoma City looks might, mighty pretty.
See Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico.
Flagstaff Arizona, don’t forget Winona.
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino.
Won’t you get hip to this timely tip?
When you make your California trip,
Get your kicks on
Route 66.
(SCAT)
Won’t you get hip to this timely tip?
When you make your California trip,
Get, Get your kicks on
Route 66.
Stay alive on Route 95,
Well, if you have a plan to motor west
Yeah, my way is the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
Now it winds from Chicago to L.A.
Two thousands miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
Now, I go to Missouri
Joplin, Missouri
Oklahoma City looks oh so pretty
So will see Amarillo
Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona
And don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernadino
If you get hip to this kinda tip
When you take your California trip
Now if you ever plan to motor west
Travel my way take the highway that's the best
Gets your kicks on Route 66
It winds from Chicago to LA
More than 2000 miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
It goes through St. Louis
Joplin, Missouri and
Oklahoma City
Lookin mighty pretty You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona, Barstow, Reno
San Bernidino
Won't you get hip to this timely tip
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Now if you ever plan to motor west
Travel my way take the highway that's the best
Gets your kicks on Route 66
Gets your kicks on Route 66 x 5.
Route 66
Heyyyyyyyyyyy
Oh oh oo oh oo oh oh
Lets do this
If you ever plan to motor west,
just take my way
Its the highway ain't that the best --
Get your kicks on Route 66.
Well It winds from Chicago to LA,
More than two thousand miles all the way.
Get your kicks on Route 66.
Now you go through Saint Luis, down to Missouri,
Oklahoma City is oh so pretty.
You see Amarillo,
Gallup, New Mexico,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Don't forget Winona,
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernandino.
Won't you get hip to this timely tip
When you make that California trip Get your kicks on Route 66.
Break it down now
Now you go through Saint Luis, down to Missouri,
Oklahoma City is oh so pretty.
You see Amarillo,
Gallup, New Mexico,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Don't forget Winona,
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernandino.
Won't you get hip to this timely tip
I think you'll take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66.
Get your kicks on Route 66.
Get your kicks on Route 66.
A token of affection. A golden circle of apprehension. Take a bow.
You've helped me ponder through countless waltzes and affairs.
A token of affection. A golden circle of apprehension. Take a bow.
You've helped me ponder. Now we rub cuts to toast this moment.
Not to take this, damn it, not to take this...
Not to take this lightly. So do not underestimate.
A token of affection. A golden circle of apprehension. Take a bow.
You've helped me ponder through countless waltzes and affairs.
A token of affection. A golden circle of apprehension. Take a bow.
You've helped me ponder. Now we rub cuts to toast this moment.
Not to take this, damn it, not to take this...
Not to take this lightly. So do not underestimate. Not to take this.
Damn, you will not break this. No to do this lightly.
So do not underestimate us. Go!
Snaps exchanged for my kicks as we whistle the theme to Route 66.
Snaps exchanged for my kicks as we whistle the theme to Route 66.
Route 66. As we whistle the theme.
A show for the shoguns, whose grace graces no one with even less regard.
A show for the shoguns, whose grace graces no one.
With snaps for goodbyes and smothers for hellos.
A show for the shoguns, whose grace graces no one with even less regard.
A show for the shoguns, whose grace graces no one.
Route 66
Heyyyyyyyyyyy
Oh oh oo oh oo oh oh [x2]
Lets do this
If you ever plan to motor west,
just take my way
Its the highway ain't that the best --
Get your kicks on Route 66.
Well It winds from Chicago to LA,
More than two thousand miles all the way.
Get your kicks on Route 66.
Now you go through Saint Luis, down to Missouri,
Oklahoma City is oh so pretty.
You see Amarillo,
Gallup, New Mexico,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Don't forget Winona,
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernandino.
Won't you get hip to this timely tip
When you make that California trip Get your kicks on Route 66.
Break it down now [x7]
Now you go through Saint Luis, down to Missouri,
Oklahoma City is oh so pretty.
You see Amarillo,
Gallup, New Mexico,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Don't forget Winona,
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernandino.
Won't you get hip to this timely tip
I think you'll take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66.
Get your kicks on Route 66.
Get your kicks on Route 66.
Where we goin next?
If you ever plan to motor west
Take my way the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
It winds from Chicago to LA
More than two thousand miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
You go through St Louis Joplin Missoury
And Oklahoma City looks mighty pretty
You'll see Amarillo Gallup New Mexico
Flagtop Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman Barstow San Bernardino
Won't you get hip with this kind of trip
When you get that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
[ fiddle - piano ]
You go through St Louis Joplin Missoury...
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 L.A.,
More than two thousand miles all the way.
Get your kicks on route sixty-six.
Now you go through Saint Louis
Joplin, Missouri,
And Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty.
You see Amarillo,
Gallup, New Mexico,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Don't forget Winona,
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernandino.
Won't you get hip to this timely tip:
Go and take that California trip
Get your kicks on route sixty-six.
Now you go through Saint Louis
Joplin, Missouri,
And Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty.
You see Amarillo,
Gallup, New Mexico,
Flagstaff, Arizona.
Don't forget Winona,
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernandino.
Won't you get hip to this timely tip:
Go and take that California trip
Get your kicks on route sixty-six.
Get your kicks on route sixty-six.
Hey if you ever plan to fly out west
Travel my way, that's the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well it winds from Chicago to LA
More than two thousand miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well you go through Saint Louis, Joplin, Missouri
Oklahoma City looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo, and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
Won't you get hip to this kind of tune
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Let's go
Well you go through Saint Louis, Joplin, Missouri
Oklahoma City looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
Won't you get hip to this kind of tune
When you make that Caladelic trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
I said, get your kicks on Route 66
Route six six six - end of the line
Come a little closer - soon it starts
Far away calling you from above
"Let the horses run!"
Stop! Stop running there is nowhere to hide
Catch you now I'm not far behind
Hang it up, push it down
Forget the voices in your head
"Let the horses run!"
If it all were going right
Then you would be so far
Lonely riders would show you how
To let the horses run
Have you seen them in your eyes?
Let me introduce you to some friends of mine
If you were wrong they soon will come
Forget the voices in your head
"Let the horses run!"
If it all were going right
Then you would be so far
Lonely riders would show you how
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almost [4] two thousand miles all the [1]way
get your [5-7] kicks, on[4] route 66[1]
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well it [1]winds from Missouri [4] down thru St. Louie
[1] Oklahoma city looks oh so pretty oh [4] see Amarillo,
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(Guitar Intro)
Well if you ever plan to motor west,
Just take my way take, that's the highway that's the best.
Said´Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.
Well it winds from Chicago to LA
More than two-thousand miles all the way.
Said´Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.
Well it goes through St. Louie, down to Missouri
Oklahoma City looking all so pretty.
You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona,
Kingsman, Barstow, San Bernardino.
Won't you get hip to this timely tip
And make that California trip.
Said´Get your kicks on route sixty-six.
Get your Kick
(Guitar Solo)
Well it goes through St. Louie, down to Missouri
Oklahoma city lookin´all so pretty.
You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona,
Kingsman, Barstow, San Bernardino.
Well you get hip to this timely tip
When you make that California trip.
Get your kicks on route sixty-six.
yeah get your kicks, babe (Piano Solo)
Well it goes through St. Louie, down to Missouri
Oklahoma city lookin´all so pretty.
You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona,
Kingsman, Barstow, San Bernardino.
Well you get hip to this timely tip
When you make that California trip.
Get your kicks on route sixty-six.
Said get your kicks on route sixty-six.
Now if you ever plan to motor west
Travel my way take the highway that's the best
Gets your kicks on Route 66
It winds from Chicago to LA
More than 2000 miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
It goes through St. Louis
Joplin, Missouri and
Oklahoma City
Lookin mighty pretty You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, don't forget Winona, Barstow, Reno
San Bernidino
Won't you get hip to this timely tip
When you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Now if you ever plan to motor west
Travel my way take the highway that's the best
Gets your kicks on Route 66
Gets your kicks on Route 66
Gets your kicks on Route 66
Gets your kicks on Route 66
Gets your kicks on Route 66