Way down 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...

He never ever learned to read or write so well,
But he could play the guitar just like ringing a bell.

(Chorus)
Go Go
Go Johnny Go Go
Go johnny Go Go
Go johnny Go Go
Go johnny Go Go Go
Johnny B. Goode

He use to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
And sit beneath the tree among the railroad track.
Oh, the engineers used to see him sitting in the shade,
Playing to the rhythm that the drivers made.
People passing by would stop and say
Oh my that country boy sure can play

(Chorus)

His mama told him someday he would be a man,
And he would be the leader of a big old band.
People will come from miles around
To hear him play his music when the sun go down
Maybe someday his name would be in lights
Saying Johnny B. Goode is playing tonight.