Hit the road Jack

“Hit the Road Jack“ is a song written by rhythm and bluesman Percy Mayfield and first recorded in 1960 as an a capella demo sent to Art Rupe.[1] It became famous after it was recorded by singer-pianist Ray Charles. The song, which has a strong beat, is a brief comic duet between a fed-up woman and her good-for-nothing man. He tries to wheedle her into letting him stay, but she will have none of it, “’cause it’s understood: you ain’t got no money, you just ain’t no good.“