[Verse 1]
I'm goin' to Chicago, that's the last place my baby said
(Hitch hike)
Yeah, hitch hike
(Hitch hike, baby)
I'm packin' my bags, gonna leave this old town right away
(Hitch hike)
Hitch hike
(Hitch hike, baby)
I've got to find that girl if I have to hitch hike 'round the world
(Hitch hike)
Now hitch hike
[Verse 2]
Mmm, Chicago city limits, that's what the sign on the highway read
(Hitch hike)
Hitch hike
(Hitch hike, baby)
I'm gonna keep movin' 'til I get to that street corner of 6th and 3rd
(6th and 3rd, hitch hike, baby)
Hitch hike, yeah
I've got to find that girl if I have to hitch hike 'round the world
(Hitch hike)
Now hitch hike
[Bridge]
Come on, get up, hitch hike
(Hitch hike)
Now, hitch hike, baby
(Hitch hike, baby)
It's alright
(Hitch hike)
Now, hitch hike, children
(Hitch hike, children)
Hitch hike
(Hitch hike)
Hitch hike
(Hitch hike)
Yeah, hitch hike
(Hitch hike)
Hitch hike, children
[Refrain]
Hitch hike, baby, hitch hike, children
Hitch hike, baby, hitch hike, children
Hitch hike, baby, hitch hike, children
[Verse 3]
I'm goin' to St. Louis, but my next stop just might be L.A
(Hitch hike)
Now what'd I say?
(L.A.)
Got no money in my pocket, so I'm gonna have to hitch hike all the way
(All the way)
Yeah
(Hitch hike, baby)
I've got to find that girl if I have to hitch hike 'round the world
(Hitch hike)
Now what'd I say
[Outro]
Come on, get up, hitch hike
(Hitch hike)
Now hitch hike, children
(Hitch hike, children)
Hitch hike
(Hitch hike)
Now, hitch hike, baby
(Hitch hike, baby)
Hitch hike
(Hitch hike)
Hitch hike
(Hitch hike)
Yeah, hitch hike
(Hitch hike)
Wait a minute
Come on, get up, hitch hike
(Hitch hike)
Now, hitch hike, baby
(Hitch hike, baby)
It's alright
(Hitch hike)
Hitchhike was written by William “Mickey” Stevenson & Clarence Paul & Marvin Gaye.
Hitchhike was produced by Carl Davis.