Way down in Lousiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods neath the evergreens Stood an old 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 a guitar just like a ringin' a bell Go go go Johnny go go go Johnny go go Go Johnny go go go little Johnny go I said go Johnny B Goode He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack Sit beneath the tree by the railroad track The engineer catch him sittin' in the shade Strummin' through the rhythm that the drivers made The people goin' by they'd stop and wave Oh that little country boy could play Go go go Johnny go go go Johnny go go... Now his mama told him someday you will be a man And you will be the leader of a big ole band The people gonna come from miles around To hear you play your music when the sun goes down Maybe someday your name will be at lights Johnny B Goode tonight Go go go Johnny go go go Johnny go go... Go go go Johnny go go go Johnny go go... Go go go Johnny go go go Johnny go go...