Route 66
Louis Prima · Other Songs - Louis Prima
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 Bernardino.
Won't you get hip to this timely tip:
when you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.
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
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six
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 Bernardino.
Won't you get hip to this timely tip:
when you make that California trip
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six.
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
Get your kicks on Route sixty-six
Route 66
Louis Prima's 1956 recording of Route 66 stands as a defining moment in the evolution of rock and roll, showcasing his unique ability to blend swing jazz with high-energy pop. As a bandleader known for his manic stage presence and scat singing, Prima transformed this folk-inspired tune into a frantic, upbeat anthem that captured the spirit of American road travel. The track became a massive commercial success, helping to cement Prima's reputation as a crossover artist who could command both jazz purists and rock audiences. His interpretation remains one of the most iconic versions of the song, influencing countless covers and establishing the track as a timeless standard in the American songbook.