Complete List Of Roger Miller Songs From A to Z

Roger Miller in 1975. Photo: John Ascuaga’s Nugget (Casino), Reno, Nevada, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Roger Miller was one of country music’s most original voices, a singer and songwriter who could make audiences laugh one moment and break their hearts the next. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 2, 1936, and raised in Oklahoma, he developed a love of country music long before becoming a performer. He spent his early career in Nashville writing songs and struggling to establish himself as a recording artist. By the time his biggest hits arrived, Miller had already become an exceptionally inventive songwriter whose work was being recorded by some of the most popular names in country music.

Songs he wrote for other performers included Jim Reeves’ ‘Billy Bayou’ and ‘Home,’ as well as ‘Invitation to the Blues,’ a hit for Ray Price. Miller made his first commercial recordings in the late 1950s and went on to record for RCA Victor before signing with Smash Records. In 1964, he broke through with ‘Dang Me’ and ‘Chug-a-Lug,’ recordings that mixed razor-sharp wordplay with distinctive rhythms and a playful vocal style. ‘King of the Road’ followed in 1965 and became one of the defining songs of his career, reaching audiences around the world and turning Miller into an international star.

His greatest recordings were far more varied than the novelty-song label sometimes suggested. ‘Husbands and Wives,’ ‘The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me,’ ‘One Dyin’ and a Buryin’,’ and ‘When Two Worlds Collide’ demonstrated his ability to write with honesty, compassion, and restraint. At the same time, ‘You Can’t Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd,’ ‘England Swings,’ and ‘My Uncle Used to Love Me but She Died’ showcased his unmistakable sense of humor. During the 1960s he released a string of excellent albums, developing a style that crossed country, pop, folk, and comedy without sounding quite like anyone else.

Miller also made an important contribution to film and theater. He wrote and performed songs for Disney’s 1973 animated film Robin Hood, appearing as the singing rooster Alan-a-Dale and delivering memorable performances of ‘Oo-De-Lally’ and ‘Not in Nottingham.’ More than a decade later, he wrote the songs for Big River, the acclaimed Broadway musical based on Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The 1985 production won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and Miller returned to recording with a 1986 solo album featuring his interpretations of several songs from the show.

Beyond his familiar hits, the Roger Miller catalog includes early Decca, Starday, and RCA singles, distinctive Smash album tracks, songs from his later Mercury and Columbia albums, recordings made with Willie Nelson, movie soundtracks, and material issued on archival collections. Miller died on October 25, 1992, but his recordings and compositions continued to influence artists across many musical genres. His work remains an example of how originality, wit, and genuine feeling can coexist in popular songwriting.

Complete List Of Roger Miller Songs From A to Z

A–D

“Absence” – Walkin’ in the Sunshine (1967)
“Ain’t Gonna Work No More” – Off the Wall (1977)
“Ain’t That Fine” – The Return of Roger Miller (1965)
“Aladambama” – Everyone Gets Crazy Now and Then (single) (1981)
“All Fall Down” – Roger Miller 1970 (1970)
“All I Love Is You” – Supersongs (1975)
“A Man Like Me” – Decca single (1959)
“A Million Years or So” – Walkin’ in the Sunshine (1967)
“Arkansas” – Roger Miller (MCA studio album) (1986)
“As Long as There’s a Shadow” – The Return of Roger Miller (1965)
“Atta Boy Girl” – The Return of Roger Miller (1965)
“A World I Can’t Live In” – A Trip in the Country (1970)
“A World So Full of Love” – A Trip in the Country (1970)
“Baby Me Baby” – Off the Wall (1977)
“Big Harlan Taylor” – The 3rd Time Around (1965)
“Billy Bayou” – Words and Music (1966)
“Boeing Boeing 707” – Roger Miller (Smash studio album) (1969)
“Burma Shave” – RCA Victor single (1961)
“Burning Bridges” – King of the Road: The Best of Roger Miller (1985 recordings, issued 1992) (1992)
“But I Love You More” – The One and Only Roger Miller (RCA Camden archival album) (1965)
“By the Time I Get to Phoenix” – A Tender Look at Love (1968)
“Can’t Stop Loving You” – Starday single (1958)
“Chug-a-Lug” – Chug-a-Lug / Reincarnation (single) (1964)
“Cole Finds the Gold and Sheriff Finds Cole” – Waterhole #3 (soundtrack) (1967)
“Cole Meets Billie” – Waterhole #3 (soundtrack) (1967)
“Colonel Maggie” – Roger Miller (Smash studio album) (1969)
“Conversation” – Rings for Sale (single) (1972)
“Country Girl” – Starday singles (1959)
“Crystal Day” – Roger Miller 1970 (1970)
“Dad Blame Anything a Man Can’t Quit” – Words and Music (1966)
“Dang Me” – Dang Me / Got Two Again (single) (1964)
“Darby’s Castle” – Roger Miller (Smash studio album) (1969)
“Dark Side of the Moon” – Off the Wall (1977)
“Days of Our Wives” – Roger Miller (MCA studio album) (1986)
“Dear Heart” – A Tender Look at Love (1968)
“Disco Man” – Making a Name for Myself (1979)
“Don’t Laugh and Make Somebody Cry” – Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (television soundtrack) (1977)
“Don’t We All Have the Right” – A Trip in the Country (1970)
“Do-Wacka-Do” – Do-Wacka-Do / Love Is Not for Me (single) (1964)

E–H

“Engine, Engine #9” – Engine, Engine #9 (single) (1965)
“England Swings” – England Swings / The Good Old Days (single) (1965)
“Everybody Gets a Crack at the Gold” – Waterhole #3 (soundtrack) (1967)
“Everybody’s Talkin'” – Roger Miller 1970 (1970)
“Everyone Gets Crazy Now and Then” – Everyone Gets Crazy Now and Then (single) (1981)
“Everything’s Coming Up Roses” – King of the Road: The Best of Roger Miller (1985 recordings, issued 1992) (1992)
“Every Which-a-Way” – RCA Victor single (1961)
“Fair Swiss Maiden” – RCA Victor single (1961)
“Feel of Me” – Roger and Out (1964)
“Finale (Waterhole #3)” – Waterhole #3 (soundtrack) (1967)
“Follow the Angels” – Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (television soundtrack) (1977)
“Footprints in the Snow” – RCA Victor single (1960)
“Fraulein” – Roger Miller Live! (Billy Bob’s concert; 1982 performance) (1997)
“Freedom” – Making a Name for Myself (1979)
“Gentle on My Mind” – A Tender Look at Love (1968)
“Got Two Again” – Roger and Out (1964)
“Green, Green Grass of Home” – Walkin’ in the Sunshine (1967)
“Guv’ment” – Roger Miller (MCA studio album) (1986)
“Half a Heart” – Old Friends (with Willie Nelson) (1982); with Willie Nelson
“Half a Mind” – A Trip in the Country (1970)
“Hand for the Hog” – Roger Miller (MCA studio album) (1986)
“Hand for the Hog (Broadway cast recording)” – Big River: Original Broadway Cast Recording (1985); Roger Miller vocal; other cast tracks are excluded
“Hard Headed Me” – The Return of Roger Miller (1965)
“Heartaches by the Number” – King of the Road: The Best of Roger Miller (1985 recordings, issued 1992) (1992)
“Heartbreak Hotel” – Words and Music (1966)
“Hey, Good Lookin'” – Walkin’ in the Sunshine (1967)
“Hey Little Star” – RCA Victor single (1962)
“Hey, Would You Hold It Down?” – Making a Name for Myself (1979)
“Hitch-Hiker” – RCA Victor single (1962)
“Home” – Words and Music (1966)
“Honey” – A Tender Look at Love (1968)
“Hoppy’s Gone” – Hoppy’s Gone (single) (1972)
“Hot Rod Lincoln” – A Man Like Me: The Early Years (archival release) (2006)
“Husbands and Wives” – Husbands and Wives (single) (1966)
“Husbands and Wives (with Willie Nelson)” – Old Friends (with Willie Nelson) (1982); duet recording

I–L

“I Ain’t Comin’ Home Tonight” – Roger and Out (1964)
“I Ain’t Never” – Starday singles (1959)
“I Believe in the Sunshine” – Dear Folks, Sorry I Haven’t Written Lately (1973)
“I Catch Myself Crying” – The One and Only Roger Miller (RCA Camden archival album) (1965)
“I’d Come Back to Me” – Walkin’ in the Sunshine (1967)
“If I Ever Fall in Love” – Making a Name for Myself (1979)
“If You Want Me To” – Roger and Out (1964)
“I Get Up Early in the Morning” – The One and Only Roger Miller (RCA Camden archival album) (1965)
“I Know Who It Is” – Roger Miller 1970 (1970)
“I Know Who It Is (And I’m Gonna Tell on Him)” – RCA Victor single (1963)
“I’ll Be Somewhere” – The One and Only Roger Miller (RCA Camden archival album) (1965)
“I’ll Pick Up My Heart and Go Home” – The 3rd Time Around (1965)
“I’ll Pick Up My Heart and Go Home (with Willie Nelson)” – Old Friends (with Willie Nelson) (1982); duet recording
“I Love a Rodeo” – Supersongs (1975)
“I’m Gonna Teach My Heart to Bend (Instead of Break)” – Roger Miller (Smash studio album) (1969)
“Indian Giver” – Roger Miller (MCA studio album) (1986)
“In the Summertime” – The Return of Roger Miller (1965)
“(In the Summertime) You Don’t Want My Love” – RCA Victor single (1960)
“Invitation to the Blues” – A Trip in the Country (1970)
“Invitation to the Blues (with Willie Nelson)” – Old Friends (with Willie Nelson) (1982); duet recording
“It Happened Just That Way” – The 3rd Time Around (1965)
“It’s a Miracle That You’re Mine” – Making a Name for Myself (1979)
“It Takes All Kinds to Make a World” – Roger and Out (1964)
“I’ve Been a Long Time Leavin’ (But I’ll Be a Long Time Gone)” – Words and Music (1966)
“I’ve Gotten Used to the Cryin'” – Off the Wall (1977)
“I Wish I Could Fall in Love Today” – Starday singles (1960)
“Jason Fleming” – Decca single (1959)
“Jimmie Brown the Newsboy” – Starday singles (1959)
“Jody and the Kid” – Roger Miller 1970 (1970)
“Kansas City Star” – Kansas City Star (single) (1965)
“King of the Road” – King of the Road / Atta Boy Girl (single) (1965)
“Lady America” – Supersongs (1975)
“Leavin’s Not the Only Way to Go” – Roger Miller (MCA studio album) (1986)
“Less and Less” – Words and Music (1966)
“Less of Me” – A Tender Look at Love (1968)
“Lewton Cole, the Doc, the Map and the Gun Fight” – Waterhole #3 (soundtrack) (1967)
“Little Children Run and Play” – Little Children Run and Play / Vance (single) (1968)
“Little Green Apples” – Little Green Apples (single) (1968)
“Lock, Stock and Teardrops” – RCA Victor single (1963)
“Lou’s Got the Flu” – Roger and Out (1964)
“Love Is Not for Me” – The Return of Roger Miller (1965)
“Lovin’ Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)” – Lovin’ Her Was Easier (single) (1971)
“Lovin’ You Is Always on My Mind” – Supersongs (1975)
“Lucky Luke” – Lucky Luke (1991 film soundtrack) (1991)

M–P

“Mama Used to Love Me but She Died” – Dear Folks, Sorry I Haven’t Written Lately (1973)
“Me and Bobby McGee” – Me and Bobby McGee (single) (1969)
“Meanwhile Back in Abilene” – Roger Miller (Smash studio album) (1969)
“Mine Is a Lonely Life (with Justin Tubb)” – Decca single (1958)
“Muddy Water” – Roger Miller (MCA studio album) (1986)
“My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About)” – A Trip in the Country (1970)
“My Elusive Dreams” – A Tender Look at Love (1968)
“My Pillow” – Starday single (1957)
“Mystery Train” – Roger Miller 1970 (1970)
“My Uncle Used to Love Me but She Died” – My Uncle Used to Love Me but She Died (single) (1966)
“Na-Nominee” – Off the Wall (1977)
“Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey” – Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (television soundtrack) (1977)
“Nothing Can Stop My Love” – A Trip in the Country (1970)
“Not in Nottingham” – Story and Songs from Robin Hood (soundtrack) (1973)
“Oklahoma Woman” – Off the Wall (1977)
“Old Friends” – Making a Name for Myself (1979)
“Old Friends (with Willie Nelson and Ray Price)” – Old Friends (with Willie Nelson) (1982); duet recording
“Old Toy Trains” – Old Toy Trains / Silent Night (single) (1967)
“One Dyin’ and a Buryin'” – The 3rd Time Around (1965)
“Only Daddy That’ll Walk the Line” – King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller (archival collection) (1995)
“On This Mountain Top (with Donny Young)” – Decca single (1958)
“Oo-De-Lally” – Story and Songs from Robin Hood (soundtrack) (1973)
“Open Up Your Heart” – Dear Folks, Sorry I Haven’t Written Lately (1973)
“Our Hearts Will Play the Music” – The Return of Roger Miller (1965)
“Our Little Love” – Walkin’ in the Sunshine (1967)
“Our Love” – Supersongs (1975)
“Pardon This Coffin” – Walkin’ in the Sunshine (1967)
“Playboy” – Starday singles (1960)
“Pleasing the Crowd” – Making a Name for Myself (1979)
“Poor Little John” – Starday single (1957)
“Precious Baby” – Roger Miller 1970 (1970)
“Private John Q” – Roger and Out (1964)
“Prologue” – Waterhole #3 (soundtrack) (1967)

Q–T

“Qua La Linta” – Lovin’ Her Was Easier (single) (1971)
“Rainbow Valley” – Waterhole #3 (soundtrack) (1967)
“Reincarnation” – The Return of Roger Miller (1965)
“Release Me” – King of the Road: The Best of Roger Miller (1985 recordings, issued 1992) (1992)
“Ringing Up Rosie” – Making a Name for Myself (1979)
“Rings for Sale” – Rings for Sale (single) (1972)
“River in the Rain” – Roger Miller (MCA studio album) (1986)
“River in the Rain (Broadway cast recording)” – Big River: Original Broadway Cast Recording (1985); Roger Miller vocal; other cast tracks are excluded
“Roll Away” – Off the Wall (1977)
“Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town” – Walkin’ in the Sunshine (1967)
“Shame Bird” – Roger Miller (Smash studio album) (1969)
“Shannon’s Song” – Dear Folks, Sorry I Haven’t Written Lately (1973)
“Silent Night” – Old Toy Trains / Silent Night (single) (1967)
“Some Hearts Get All the Breaks” – Roger Miller (MCA studio album) (1986)
“Some People Make It” – Off the Wall (1977)
“Somewhere There’s a Lady” – Supersongs (1975)
“Sorry Willie” – RCA Victor single (1962)
“South” – South / Don’t We All Have the Right (single) (1970)
“Squares Make the World Go Round” – Roger and Out (1964)
“Stephen Foster” – Off the Wall (1977)
“Sunny Side of My Life” – We Found It in Each Other’s Arms (single) (1972)
“Sweet Ramona” – Decca single (1959)
“Swing Low, Swingin’ Chariot” – The 3rd Time Around (1965)
“Swiss Cottage Place” – Roger Miller (Smash studio album) (1969)
“Swiss Maid” – The 3rd Time Around (1965)
“Tall, Tall Trees” – A Trip in the Country (1970)
“That’s the Way I Feel” – A Trip in the Country (1970)
“That’s the Way It’s Always Been” – The Return of Roger Miller (1965)
“That’s When the Lovin’s Done” – Roger Miller Live! (Billy Bob’s concert; 1982 performance) (1997)
“That’s Why I Love You Like I Do” – Roger and Out (1964)
“The 4th of July” – Dear Folks, Sorry I Haven’t Written Lately (1973)
“The Animal of Man” – Dear Folks, Sorry I Haven’t Written Lately (1973)
“The Ballad of Waterhole #3 (Code of the West)” – Waterhole #3 (soundtrack) (1967)
“The Best I Can Give Her” – Old Friends (with Willie Nelson) (1982); with Willie Nelson
“The Best of All Possible Worlds” – Roger Miller (Smash studio album) (1969)
“The Day I Jumped from Uncle Harvey’s Plane” – Hoppy’s Gone (single) (1972)
“The Desert Chase” – Waterhole #3 (soundtrack) (1967)
“The Fool” – Roger Miller 1970 (1970)
“The Good Old Days” – The 3rd Time Around (1965)
“The Hat” – Making a Name for Myself (1979)
“The Last Word in Lonesome Is Me” – Engine, Engine #9 B-side (single) (1965)
“The Man Who Stayed in Monterey” – Roger Miller 1970 (1970)
“The Moon Is High (And So Am I)” – Roger and Out (1964)
“The Opera Ain’t Over ‘Til the Fat Lady Sings” – Making a Name for Myself (1979)
“There I Go Dreamin'” – The Return of Roger Miller (1965)
“There’s Nobody Like You” – Off the Wall (1977)
“The Riddle” – Walkin’ in the Sunshine (1967)
“The Tip of My Fingers” – Starday singles (1960)
“The Tom Green County Fair” – Roger Miller 1970 (1970)
“The Twelfth of Never” – A Tender Look at Love (1968)
“The Wrong Kind of Girl” – Decca single (1959)
“The Yester Waltz” – Supersongs (1975)
“They Won’t Get Me” – Superman III (soundtrack) (1983)
“This Town” – The 3rd Time Around (1965)
“T.J.’s Last Ride” – Roger Miller 1970 (1970)
“Tolivar” – A Tender Look at Love (1968)
“Tomorrow Night in Baltimore” – Tomorrow Night in Baltimore (single) (1971)
“Train of Life” – Words and Music (1966)
“Treat Me Like a Human” – King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller (archival collection) (1995)
“Trouble on the Turnpike” – RCA Victor single (1962)

U–Z

“Under Your Spell Again” – Starday singles (1959)
“Vance” – Little Children Run and Play / Vance (single) (1968)
“Walkin’ in the Sunshine” – Walkin’ in the Sunshine (single) (1967)
“Wanda Iguana” – Supersongs (1975)
“Water Dog” – The 3rd Time Around (1965)
“We Found It in Each Other’s Arms” – We Found It in Each Other’s Arms (single) (1972)
“What Are Those Things (With Big Black Wings)” – King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller (archival collection) (1995)
“What I’d Give to Be the Wind” – A Tender Look at Love (1968)
“What Would My Mama Say” – Dear Folks, Sorry I Haven’t Written Lately (1973)
“When a House Is Not a Home” – A Trip in the Country (1970)
“When a House Is Not a Home (with Willie Nelson)” – Old Friends (with Willie Nelson) (1982); duet recording
“When Two Worlds Collide” – RCA Victor single (1961)
“When Two Worlds Collide (with Willie Nelson)” – Old Friends (with Willie Nelson) (1982); duet recording
“Where Have All the Average People Gone” – Roger Miller (Smash studio album) (1969)
“Whistle Stop” – Story and Songs from Robin Hood (soundtrack) (1973)
“Who Shot Sam” – Wild Child: The Madcap Sensation of Country Music (1965)
“With Pen in Hand” – A Tender Look at Love (1968)
“Won’tcha Come Be My Friend” – Supersongs (1975)
“Workin’ Girl” – Words and Music (1966)
“You Can’t Do Me This Way” – The One and Only Roger Miller (RCA Camden archival album) (1965)
“You Can’t Roller Skate in a Buffalo Herd” – The Return of Roger Miller (1965)
“You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice” – Walkin’ in the Sunshine (1967)
“You Oughta Be Here with Me” – Roger Miller (MCA studio album) (1986)
“You’re a Part of Me” – The One and Only Roger Miller (RCA Camden archival album) (1965)
“You’re Forgetting Me” – Starday single (1958)
“You’re My Kingdom” – Words and Music (1966)