Hit The Road Jack

"Hit the Road Jack" is a song written by Percy Mayfield and recorded by Ray Charles, with the Raelets (backing & counterpoint vocals). It hit number one for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, beginning on Monday, October 9, 1961. This song is a tribute to Jack Kerouac's novel "On the road"

[Intro] [Chorus] Hit the road Jack, and don'cha come back No more, no more, no more, no more Hit the road Jack, and don'cha come back no more What'd you say? Hit the road Jack, and don'cha come back No more, no more, no more, no more Hit the road Jack, and don'cha come back no more [Verse 1] Old woman old woman, oh you treat me so mean You're the meanest old woman that I've ever seen I guess if you say so I'll have to pack my things and go (that's right) [Chorus] Hit the road Jack, and don'cha come back No more, no more, no more, no more Hit the road Jack, and don'cha come back no more What'd you say? Hit the road Jack, and don'cha come back No more, no more, no more, no more Hit the road Jack, and don'cha come back no more [Verse 2] Now baby, listen baby, don't you treat me this way Cause I'll be back on my feet some day Don't care if you do, cause it's understood You ain't got no money, you just a no good Well I guess if you say so I'll have to pack my things and go (that's right) [Chorus] Hit the road Jack, and don'cha come back No more, no more, no more, no more Hit the road Jack, and don'cha come back no more What'd you say? Hit the road Jack, and don'cha come back No more, no more, no more, no more Hit the road Jack, and don'cha come back no more [Outro] Well, (don'cha come back no more) Uh, what'd you say? (don'cha come back no more) I didn't understand you (don'cha come back no more) You can't mean that (don'cha come back no more) Oh, now baby please (don'cha come back no more) What you're trying to do to me (don'cha come back no more)