[Intro]
One, two, one, two, three

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 1]
Down in Louisiana close to New Orleans
Back up in the woods among the evergreens
A log cabin made of earth and wood
There lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
He never ever learned to read or write so well
Played guitar like ringing a bell

[Verse 2]
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Sit beneath the trees by the railroad track
Sitting there and waiting and playing in the shade
Strumming to the rhythm that the drivers madе
And every single pеrson passing would say
"Why, ha, oh, that boy sure can play!"
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Papa told him "Someday you'll be a man
Be the leader of a big old band
Many people coming from miles around
To hear you play your music when the sun goes down
Maybe someday your name gonna be in lights
Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight"
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
[Instrumental Outro]