Published in Woody Guthrie’s children’s songs collection, Nursery Days (1956). Enjoy the video of Woody singing below!
An illustration for the story Riding in My Car by the author Woody Guthrie
Flapper in a Chrysler 75 Roadster, 1929
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brm, brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm
Take me riding in the car, car
Take me riding in the car, car
Take you riding in the car, car
I’ll take you riding in my car
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brm, brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm
Woody Guthrie: Nursery Days, Riding in My Car
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
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brm, brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm
Climb, climb, rattle on the front seat
Spree I spraddle on the backseat
Turn my key, step on my starter
Take you riding in my car
Engine it goes brm brm brrrm
Engine it goes brm brm brrrm
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 car and a garbage can
I’ll take you riding in my car
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brm, brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm
Ships and the little boars chug along
Ships and the little boats chug along
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm
Take you riding in my car
I’m a gonna zoom you home again
I’m a gonna zoom you home again
Brrrm brm brm brm brm rolling home
Take you riding in my car
I’m a gonna let You blow the horn
I’m a gonna let you blow the horn
A oorah, a oorah, a oogah, oogah
I’ll take you riding in my car
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brm, brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brm, brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm b’ brrrm
Brrrm brm brm brm brm brm brrrm
