(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66

by Herb Ellis

Mitchell Herbert "Herb" Ellis (August 4, 1921 – March 28, 2010) was an American jazz guitarist. Perhaps best known for his 1950s membership in the trio of pianist Oscar Peterson, Ellis was also a staple of west-coast studio recording sessions, and was described by critic Scott Yanow as "an excellen…

Year: 1997

If you ever
Plan to motor west
Travel my way, take the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on route sixty six

It winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than two thousand miles all the way
Hey, get your kicks on route sixty six

Now you go through St. Louis
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 sixty six

Now you go through St. Louis
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 sixty six

Get your kicks on route six six
Get your kicks on route sixty six
Get your kicks on route six six

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