Deep down in Lousiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood an old cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny be Goode Who 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 Johnny go go Johnny be Goode He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack He sit beneath the tree by the railroad track The engineer would see him sittin' in the shade Strummin' with the rhythm that the drivers made The people passin' by they would stop and say Oh my how that little country boy can play Go go go Johnny go go... [ guitar - piano ] His mother told him someday you gonna be a man And you will be the leader of a big old band Many people comen from miles around To hear you play your music when the sun goes down Maybe someday your name will be in lights sayin' Johnny be Goode tonight Go go go Johnny go go...