[Verse 1]
Well, she drew out all her money out from Southern Trust
And put her little boy aboard a Greyhound bus
Leavin' Louisiana for the golden West
Down came her tears from her happiness
Her own little son named Johnny B. Goode
Was gonna make some motion pictures out in Hollywood

[Chorus]
Hollerin', "Bye, bye, bye, bye"
Hollerin', "Bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye-bye, Johnny
Bye-bye, Johnny B. Goode"

[Verse 2]
Well, she 'member takin' money out from gathering crops
And buyin' Johnny's guitar at a broker shop
As long as he could 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 would gladly give her son a goodbye kiss

[Chorus]
Hollerin', "Bye, bye, bye, bye"
Hollerin', "Bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye-bye, Johnny
Bye-bye, Johnny B. Goode"
(Yeah!)
[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Well, she finally got the letter she was dreamin' of
Johnny wrote and told her he had fell in love
As soon as he were married, he could bring her back
And build a mansion for her by the railroad tracks
And every time they heard the locomotive roar
They'd be a-standin' and wavin' at the kitchen door

[Chorus]
Hollerin', "Bye, bye, bye, bye"
Hollerin', "Bye, bye, bye, bye
Bye-bye, Johnny
Bye-bye, Johnny B. Goode"