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She drew out all her money from her southern trust
For her baby boy, bought a greyhound bus
He's leaving Louisiana for the golden west
Down came the tears from her happiness
Her own little boy named Johnny B. Goode
Is gonna make some motion pictures out in Hollywood
She's crying bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye, bye Johnny, lordy son, Johnny B. Goode
She remembered taking money in from gathering crops
Buying Johnny's guitar at a broker shop
As long as he had played by the railroad side
He wouldn't get in trouble, she was satisfied
But never thought there'd ever come a day like this
She'd have to give that boy a goodbye kiss
She's crying bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye, bye Johnny, lordy son, Johnny B. Goode
She finally got the letter she's a-dreaming of
Johnny wrote and told her he had fell in love
Soon as he is married he'd bring her back
And build a mansion for them by the railroad track
So every time they heard that locomotive roar
They'd be a-standing and a-waving at the kitchen door
Hollering bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye, bye Johnny, lordy son, you sho done good
She's crying bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye, bye Johnny, lordy son, you sho done good