The Thumb Goes UpI'm nearly drowning in the pouring rainBut I'm hitching a rideHitching a rideGotta get me homeTo my baby's sideRide, ride, rideHitching a rideRide, ride, rideHitching a rideLong distance callI got todayShe sounded lonelySo I'm on my wayHitching a rideHitching a rideGotta get me homeTo keep her satisfiedThe thumb goes upThe car goes byOh, won't somebody help a guyThat's hitching a rideHitching a rideBeen away too longFrom my baby's sideOh, now, nowRide, ride, rideHitching a rideOh, now, nowRide, ride, rideHitching a rideOh, now, nowRide, ride, rideHitching a rideRide, ride, rideHitching a ride