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Original Woody Guthrie version
Di-digga-digga-digga-di-gadi, di-di-digga-digga-di-gadi
Di-di-digga-di-di-gadi, di-di-digga-digga-di-di-di
Take me riding in the car, car
Take me riding in the car, car
Take you riding in my car, car
I'll take you riding in my car.
Di-digga-digga-digga-di-gadi, di-di-digga-digga-di-gadi
Di-di-digga-di-di-gadi, di-di-digga-digga-di-di-di
Click clack, open up the door, girls
Click clack, open up the door, boys
Front door, back door, clickety clack
Take you riding in my car
Di-digga-digga-digga-di-gadi, di-di-digga-digga-di-gadi
Di-di-digga-di-di-gadi, di-di-digga-digga-di-di-di
Climb, climb, rattle on the front seat
Spree I spraddle on the backseat
Turn my key, step on the starter
Take you riding in my car
Engine it goes digga-di
Engine it goes digga-di
Front seat, backseat, boys and girls
Take you riding in my car
Trees and the houses walk along
Trees and the houses walk along
Truck and a cart and a garbage can
I'll take you riding in my car
Di-digga-digga-digga-di-gadi, di-di-digga-digga-di-gadi
Di-di-digga-di-di-gadi, di-di-digga-digga-di-di-di
Ships and the little boats chug along
Ships and the little boats chug along
Di-digga-digga-di-digga-di
Take you riding in my car
I'm gonna send you home again
I'm gonna send you home again
Di-di-digga-di, roll home
Take you riding in my car
I'm gonna let you blow the horn
I'm gonna let you blow the horn
A oorah, a oorah, a oogah, oogah
Well, I'll take you riding in my car
Di-digga-digga-digga-di-gadi, di-di-digga-digga-di-gadi
Di-di-digga-di-di-gadi, di-di-digga-digga-di-di-di
Di-digga-digga-digga-di-gadi, di-di-digga-digga-di-gadi
Di-di-digga-di-di-gadi, di-di-digga-digga-di-di-di
RIDING IN MY CAR is a song written (words and music) by Woody Guthrie. It was released on his 1950 album Songs To Grow On Vol. 1: Nursery Days on Folkways Records (catalogue # FC 7005). The above lyrics are for the original Woody Guthrie version of RIDING IN MY CAR as released on Songs To Grow On Vol. 1: Nursery Days in 1950.
On the 1950 release, this song is titled "Car Songs" on the cover and "Car Song" on the disc. However, this website uses the title "Riding In My Car" as per the 'Til We Outnumber 'Em album (see the live 29 Sep 1996 version for more details).
Bruce Springsteen performed RIDING IN MY CAR live once, on 29 Sep 1996 during a Woody Guthrie tribute concert. See the live 29 Sep 1996 version for more details.
Thanks Jake (ol'catfishinthelake at BTX and Greasy Lake) for the lyrics help.
List of available versions of RIDING IN MY CAR on this website:
RIDING IN MY CAR [Live 29 Sep 1996 version]