| Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Johnny Rodriguez |
| Album: | All I Ever Meant to Do Was Sing |
| B-Side: | Release Me |
| Released: | August 1973 |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:08 |
| Label: | Mercury |
| Producer: | Jerry Kennedy |
| Prev Title: | You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me) |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | That's the Way Love Goes |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
"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]
. The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 296.