| Oh you can take the high road | 
| Or you can take the low road | 
| Go the way the wind is blowin' | 
| Take the main road, the side road | 
| The cross road, the rail road | 
| As long as you keep goin' | 
| Now if you ever get mad | 
| With a very young lad | 
| You better do what I tell you | 
| Don’t you rave, don’t you shout | 
| Don’t you even start to pout | 
| Here is a very simple sample | 
| Now I took a stroll with a boy in the park | 
| We found a bench in a spot that was dark | 
| And he tried stealin' a kiss, but what did I say? | 
| Oh, what did I say? | 
| Hit the road! | 
| Down on the square where the hobos all meet | 
| Someone was makin' a speech in the street | 
| But just then somebody hollered, «Hey! | 
| The Light’s green» | 
| Oh, what did he mean? | 
| Hit the road! | 
| When you’re annoyed with anyone | 
| Don’t get mad, don’t rave, don’t shout | 
| Just count to ten and then politely say | 
| «Get lost, bail out» | 
| I just set out to you folks for a spell | 
| Not just to prove that I can take it as well | 
| I’ll let you give it to me, I’ll leave it to you | 
| Oh what’ll I do? | 
| Hit the road! | 
| Da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da | 
| Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da-do, da-da-da-da-do | 
| Da-da-da-da-da, hit the road! | 
| Dibs he gets fresh in the dark (Hit the road) | 
| And if he suggests that you park | 
| And if he trys to steal a kiss (Oh, what’ll you say?) | 
| Hit the road! | 
| (Hit the road) And if he should hand you a line | 
| (And if he says) «Honey, what is yours should be mine» | 
| If you have a date at eight and he comes at nine | 
| (Oh, what d’you say?) Hit the road! | 
| When you’re annoyed with anyone | 
| Don’t get mad, don’t rave, don’t shout | 
| You better count to ten and then politely say | 
| «Hey, get off my back» | 
| We just set out to you folks for a spell | 
| Not just to prove that we can take it as well | 
| We’ll let you give it to us, so what’ll we do | 
| Oh, what’ll we do? | 
| Hit the road! | 
| Alright, we’ll hit the road! |