Johnny B. Goode

Lyrics for Johnny B. Goode

Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode Who never ever learned to read or write so well But he could play a guitar just like a ringin' a bell Go Go Go Johnny Go Go Go Johnny Go Go Go Johnny Go Go Go Johnny Go Go Johnny B. Goode He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack Oh sit beneath a tree by the railroad track Oh the engineers would see him sittin' in the shade Strummin' with the rhythm that the drivers made Oh 'n' people passin' by they would stop and say 'Oh my but that little country boy could play' His mother told him 'some day you will be a man And you will be the leader of a big ol' band Many people comin' from miles around To hear you play your music when the sun go down Maybe some day your name will be in lights sayin' 'Johnny B. Goode' tonight