Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico

"Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Rodriguez. It was released in August 1973 as the first single from the album All I Ever Meant to Do Is Sing. The song was Rodriguez's second number one on the U.S. country singles chart. The single stayed at number one for two weeks and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the charts.^[1]

"Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico"
Single by Johnny Rodriguez
from the album All I Ever Meant to Do Was Sing
B-side	"Release Me"
Released	August 1973
Genre	Country
Length	2:08
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Rodriguez
Producer(s)	Jerry Kennedy
Johnny Rodriguez singles chronology
"You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me)" (1973) "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" (1973) "That's the Way Love Goes" (1974)

Chart performance

Chart (1973)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	70
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 296.
2. "Johnny Rodriguez Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
3. "Johnny Rodriguez Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.