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RIDE ON JOSEPHINE

Written by Bo Diddley (Ellas McDaniel)

Published by ARC Music

As Performed Live on Let's Work Together

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Are you with me?

Ride on Josephine, ride on

Ride on Josephine, ride on

Ride on Josephine,

You know you gotta runnin' machine

Baby, baby ride on, Josephine

Baby ride on

Well, Josephine drivin' in a hopped up Ford

Twin carburetors gonna burn up the road

Twin exhaust stickin' out of the rear

Something that'll really take her away from here

Ride on Josephine, ride on

Ride on Josephine, ride on

Ride on, Josephine,

girl you gotta runnin' machine

Ride on, Josephine, baby ride on

Josephine's engine, said it started runnin' hot

Tried to trade it in at a used car lot

The man couldn't believe his natural eyes

When she pulled it up into his drive

Ride on, Josephine, ride on

Woo, ride on, Josephine, ride on

Yeah, ride on, Josephine,

You know you gotta runnin' machine

Ride on, Josephine, baby ride on

Josephine

Your tank is leakin' baby

I think you better slow down and ride with me

You say what?

You tell me to hush up and mind my own business

Baby, you are my business

You good business, baby

I just love good business

And there's plenty of good business

in Atlanta tonight!

You say what?

You ask me what kind of car am I drivin', baby

I tell ya

I gotta '68 Cadillac with Thunderbird wings

I'm tellin' ya, baby, it's a bad ole thing

I can burn rubber in each and every gear

I think I can rock 'n' roll right out of here

Ride on, Josephine, ride on

Woo, ride on Josephine, ride on

Ride on, Josephine,

you know you gotta runnin' machine

Ride on, Josephine, baby ride on