"Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" is a song written and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is p ...

artist

Johnny Rodriguez Juan Raoul Davis "Johnny" Rodriguez (December 10, 1951 – May 9, 2025) was an American country music singer from Texas. In the 1970s and 1980s, Rodriguez was one of country music's most successful male artists, recording a string of hit songs, ...

. 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.

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1973 singles Johnny Rodriguez songs Song recordings produced by Jerry Kennedy Mercury Records singles 1973 songs Songs written by Johnny Rodriguez {{1970s-country-song-stub