Low Rider
Lyrics by: Papa Dee Allen (War
Music by: Harold Brown (War)

Originally recorded by: War


All my friends know the low rider
The low rider is a little higher
The low rider drives a little slower
Low rider, is a real goer

Hey

Low rider knows every street, yeah
Low rider, is the one to meet, yeah
Low rider don't use no gas now
The low rider don't drive too fast

Take a little trip, take a little trip
Take a little trip and see
Take a little trip, take a little trip
Take a little trip with me

 

 

Documentation

This song about the West Coast Latino subculture that lived to cruise the boulevards,  was released by War in 1975 on the album Why Can't We Be Friends. The song was the only 45 by this funk/R&B crossover band to reach #1 on the R&B charts. It reached #7 on the Top 40 charts. The bass line is well recognized and the song has been covered by bands such as korn and Phish.

Rick performed a piece of this song in Las Vegas, NV at Sunset Station on September 2, 2000 and again in Redondo Beach, CA on October 13, 2000.

Performed by Rick's pants:
05/31/02  Kettering, OH  Fraze Pavilion Summerfest 2002