Well she drew out all her money from 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, named Johnny B. Goode
   Was gonna make some motion pictures out in Hollywood
  
   I said bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye bye-bye,
   I said bye-bye Johnny, bye-bye Johnny B. Goode
  
   She remembered taking money out from gathering crops
   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 she'd be satisfied
   Never thought there'd ever come a day like this
   When she had to give her son a goodbye kiss
  
   I said bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye bye-bye,
   I said bye-bye Johnny, bye-bye Johnny B. Goode
  
   Well 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 them by the railroad track
   Every time she heard a locomotive roar
   She'd be standing and a-waiting by the kitchen door
  
   I said bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye bye-bye,
   I said bye-bye Johnny, bye-bye Johnny B. Goode
  
   I said bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye bye-bye,
   I said bye-bye Johnny, bye-bye Johnny B. Goode
   I said bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye bye-bye,
   I said bye-bye Johnny, bye-bye Johnny B. Goode