She drew out all her money
out of the Southern Trust
And put her little boy aboard a Greyhound Bus
Leaving Louisiana for the Golden West
Down came the tears from her happiness
Her own little son name
o Johnny B. Goode
Was gonna make some motion
pictures out in Hollywood
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye bye Johnny
Good bye Johnny B. Goode
She remembered taking money
out from gathering crop
And buying Johnny's guitar at a broker shop
As long as he would play
it by the railroad side
And wouldn't get in trouble he was satisfied
But never thought that there
would come a day like this
When she would have to give
her son a goodby kiss
Going Bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye bye Johnny
Good bye Johnny B. Goode
She finally got the letter she was dreaming of
Johnny wrote and told her he had fell in love
As soon as he was married
he would bring her back
And build a mansion for 'em
by the railroad track
So every time they heard the locomotive roar
They'd be a' standin', a' wavin'
by the kitchen door
Howling Bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye bye Johnny
Good bye Johnny B. Goode