She drew out all her money out of the southern trust   And put her little boy aboard a greyhound bus   Leaving louisiana for the golden west   Down came the tears from her happiness   Her own little son name 'o johnny b. goode   Was gonna make some motion pictures out in hollywood      Bye, bye, bye, bye   Bye, bye, bye, bye   Bye bye johnny   Good bye johnny b. goode      She remembered taking money out from gathering crop   And buying johnny's guitar at a broker shop   As long as he would play it by the railroad side   And wouldn't get in trouble he was satisfied   But never thought that there would come a day like this   When she would have to give her son a goodbye kiss      Going   Bye, bye, bye, bye   Bye, bye, bye, bye   Bye bye johnny   Good bye johnny b. goode      She finally got the letter she was dreaming of   Johnny wrote and told her he had fell in love   As soon as he was married he would bring her back   And build a mansion for 'em by the railroad track   So every time they heard the locomotive roar   They'd be a' standin', a' wavin' by the kitchen door      Howling   Bye, bye, bye, bye   Bye, bye, bye, bye   Bye bye johnny   Good bye johnny b. goode