Hitch Hike
James & Bobby Purify were an R&B singing duo, whose biggest hit was "I'm Yo… Read Full Bio ↴James & Bobby Purify were an R&B singing duo, whose biggest hit was "I'm Your Puppet" in 1966.

James Purify was born May 12, 1944 in Pensacola, Florida. "Bobby Purify" was actually two different singers; the first was James's cousin Robert Lee Dickey (Sep 2nd 1939 - Dec 29th 2011), who adopted the Purify name for performing, and sang on their early records. The I'm Your Puppet Songfacts states that after retiring, Dickey returned to his hometown of Tallahassee, Florida, in 1972 where he became a custodial crew supervisor at the Tallahassee Police Department. He continued singing with his church and as a member of the Bethlehem Male Singers. Dickey died on December 29, 2011.

The second Bobby was vocalist Ben Moore, who replaced Dickey when he suffered health problems. ("I'm Your Puppet" was written and produced by Dan Penn, who introduced Purify and Moore.) The duo continued into the 1980s, with no other big hits, but remained popular on the tour circuit. When Purify faced legal problems (not career-related), Moore went solo, though still using the name "Bobby Purify" occasionally. In 1983, he was nominated for a Grammy award, for a gospel recording.

Hitch Hike
James & Bobby Purify Lyrics


Mmmph!

I'm goin' back to Chicago
That's the last place my baby stayed
Oh he checked i'm packin' up my bags
Gonna leave this whole town right away
That's what I say

I've got to find that girl if I
Have to hitch hike 'round the world
I hitch hike, mmm

"Chicago soon", that's what the sign
On the highway read, I hitch hike
I'm a-gonna keep movin' 'til I get
Down to that street called
Six and third, I hitch hike

I've got to find that girl if I
Have to hitch hike 'round the world
I hitch hike, come on

I hitch hike, I hitch hike, a baby
I hitch hike, I hitch hike, a baby
I hitch hike, I hitch hike, yeah, hitch hike
Do the hitch hike, ow!

I'm goin' to St louis
But my next stop might be LA
Mark what I say-a, huh
Got no a-money in my pocket now
I'm a-gonna have to hitch hikе all the way
That's what I say

I've got to find that girl if I
Have to hitch hikе 'round the world
Watch me hitch hike, y'all, ow!

Come on, now hitch hike i hitch hike, a baby
I hitch hike, I hitch hike, a baby
I hitch hike, I hitch hike
Yeah, hitch hike, do the hitch-ow!

Now hitch hike, I hitch hike, a baby
I hitch hike, I hitch hike, I hitch hike
I hitch hike yeah, hitch hike, ow!





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