Hit The Road Jack Lyrics
Ray Charles With The Raelettes
Lyrics
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come
back no more, no more, no more, no more)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more)
What you say?
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come
back no more, no more, no more, no more)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more)
Woah Woman, oh woman, don't treat me so mean
You're the meanest old woman that I've ever seen
I guess if you said so
I'd have to pack my things and go (That's right)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come
back no more, no more, no more, no more)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more)
What you say?
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come
back no more, no more, no more, no more)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more)
Now baby, listen baby, don't ya treat me this-a 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 ain't no good)
Well, I guess if you say so
I'd have to pack my things and go (That's right)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come
back no more, no more, no more, no more)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more)
What you say?
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come
back no more, no more, no more, no more)
(Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more)
Well
(Don't you come back no more)
Uh, what you say?
(Don't you come back no more)
I didn't understand you
(Don't you come back no more)
You can't mean that
(Don't you come back no more)
Oh, now baby, please
(Don't you come back no more)
What you tryin' to do to me?
(Don't you come back no more)
Oh, don't treat me like that
(Don't you come back no more)
Song & Lyrics Facts
Hit The Road Jack is a song by Ray Charles with The Raelettes. It was released in 1961 as a single from the album The Genius Hits the Road.
This classic hit is an iconic soul, rhythm and blues (R&B) track written by Percy Mayfield and produced by Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertegün. Hit The Road Jack features Ray Charles on lead vocals, backed up by The Raelettes, which included Margie Hendrix, Pat Lyles, and Estelle Brown. The lyrics of this timeless classic are widely known and have been sampled numerous times since its release. The chorus of “Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more” has become a popular phrase used to tell someone to leave. The song peaked at number 1 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and the R&B singles chart and was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 1962.