Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Yes
This one, shh
This one
International recognition
In the world of rock and roll
This time, we are going to rock and reggae
And this one is called Johnny B. Goode
[Verse 2]
Deep down in Jamaica, close to Mandeville, yeah
Back up in the woods, on top of a hill
There, stood an old hut made of earth and wood
Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
I said, he never learned to read and write so well
But he could play his guitar like ringing a bell, well, well, well
[Verse 3]
So come on and go (Go, Johnny)
Johnny B. Goode tonight
Yeah, you better go (Go, Johnny)
Johnny B. Goode
[Verse 4]
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack, yeah, yeah
Sitting in a tree on the railroad tracks, yeah
I said, oh, engineer in the train sitting in the shade
And they was strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made, yeah
I said, people passing by would stop and say
"Oh, my, oh, my, what a boy can play"
[Verse 5]
So come on and go (Go, Johnny)
Johnny B. Goode tonight
You better go (Go, Johnny)
Johnny B. Goode
[Verse 6]
Mama said, "Son, you gotta be a man" (Grow up to be a man)
"You got to be the leader of a reggae band"
People coming in from miles around
Only to hear you play until the sun goes down
I said, boy, someday, your name will be in the lights
Saying Johnny, Johnny B. Goode tonight, come on
[Verse 7]
I said go (Go, Johnny)
Johnny B. Goode tonight
You better go (Go, Johnny)
Johnny B. Goode
[Verse 8]
You better go (Go, Johnny)
Johnny B. Goode, Johnny B. Goode
Come on, go now (Go, Johnny)
Johnny B. Goode, come on
[Verse 9]
I said, go now, Johnny
Come on, come on
Move, come on, come on, go (Go, Johnny)
(Go Johnny) Johnny B. Goode, Johnny B. Goode
[Verse 10]
I said, go now (Go, go, go, go, Johnny)
Johnny B. Goode (Go, Johnny)
Come on, I said, go (Go, go, go, go, Johnny)
Johnny B. Goode (Go, Johnny), Johnny B. Goode
You better go now (Go, go, go, go, Johnny)
Johnny B. Goode (Go, Johnny)
[Verse 11]
You can hear me play
Johnny B. Goode, Johnny B. Goode
You better go
Johnny B. Goode
Written by: Chuck Berry