Hit The Road Jack – Percy Mayfield, 1960 Recorded by singer-pianist Ray Charles becoming a number one hit in October 1961 and his sixth number one hit on the R&B Sides chart. The song is ranked #377 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Urban legend has it as a tribute to Jack Kerouac’s novel “On the Road”. Winner of the 1961 Grammy Award for Best Male Rhythm and Blues Recording. A 1976 cover of this song by Canadian group The Stampeders featured a telephone conversation with famous disc jockey Wolfman Jack, and became a Top 40 Hit in the US. (Arr. by Cat Porritt, 2011) 2/4 time, which in ukulele is going to be D+DU with an R&B feel. (Bolded-Italic lyrics are sung by the “Rayelles”….) Intro: Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Hit the road, Jack. Don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more. Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Hit the road, Jack and don't you come back no more. What’d you say? Am G F E7 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 say so I'll have to pack my things and go. (That’s right!) CHORUS Now baby, listen baby, don't ya treat me this-a way For 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!) CHORUS Well…. (Don't you come back no more.) Uh, what’d 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! (D…………..) What you tryin’ to do to me? (D…………) Oh, don’t treat me like that! (D………..) Fade out…… .