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Johnny B Goode Lyrics

Artist: Chuck Berry

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

Go go
Go Johnny go
Go
Go Johnny go
Go
Go Johnny go
Go
Go Johnny go
Go
Johnny B. Goode

He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track
Oh, the engineerswould see him sitting in the shade
Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made
People passing by they would stop and say
Oh my that little country boy could play

Go go
Go Johnny go
Go
Go Johnny go
Go
Go Johnny go
Go
Go Johnny go
Go
Johnny B. Goode

His mother told him "Someday you will be a man,
And you will be the leader of a big old band.
Many people coming from miles around
To hear you play your music when the sun go down
Maybe someday your name will be in lights
Saying Johnny B. Goode tonight."

Go go
Go Johnny go
Go go go Johnny go
Go go go Johnny go
Go go go Johnny go
Go
Johnny B. Goode

Comments/Interpretations
by Harry on 5/12/2008 12:25pm Perfect lyrics except theres an extra "go" at the end
by yo momma on 5/12/2008 2:05pm this songs pretty tight yo.
by zande ran on 5/13/2008 5:19am fasntastic to be able to refer to critical cultural materials such as Mr berry's lyrics and we are deeply grateful for the work you do..should be government sponsored or funded at the very least..Many thanks again
by Goat Tit on 5/20/2008 7:59pm Harry your dumb as fuck man. those lyrics are perfect. If you listen to the right song dumbass you would know what is right and what is wrong. and my friend you are the who is wrong. pay attention dumb fuck! GREAT SONG! and yes PERFECT lyrics
by johnathan on 5/21/2008 4:08pm Awesome lyrics you rock at song writing cause this song blows my mind
by phil on 5/22/2008 8:57am i love the song so much
by Gaby on 5/26/2008 3:44am 'mazing song that is.... Just mazing i love it
by Thomas MacDonald on 5/26/2008 6:55pm Good lyrics
by barkis on 5/28/2008 5:10am Thanks for the lyrics. sing this somng in my own way at first hehe. Thaks again!
by Brandy on 5/29/2008 11:26am I found this for my daughters talent show next year and she bookmarked this place. She really likes this website and page.
by cs on 5/29/2008 2:33pm that is a very good song ilove it
by kira on 6/2/2008 5:13am this song is seriously my life, and i love it so much its crazy
by The dude from Norway on 6/3/2008 3:51am That son rocks fellows. It`s soo good, dude.
by nick on 6/3/2008 11:09am brilliant song... hendrix version is fantastic.
by Nick on 6/4/2008 5:19am People passing by they would stop and say Oh my BECAUSE that little country boy could play
by yo on 6/6/2008 7:22pm loco dale presta atencion.
by Daniel on 6/7/2008 3:59am I like this song i have first heard it in the movie "Back 2 the future"
by Zodisc Seven on 6/10/2008 1:06am It is a world class Chuck Berry song. Who every plays it.
by cmoney on 6/12/2008 8:58pm haha, i heard it in back 2 the future too!
by Richard Brant on 6/15/2008 6:34am Just watching Back Top The Future on ITV2 now. Great Song just wanted to find out what all he lyrics were.
by skumbom on 6/17/2008 3:52pm this lyrics rules, HARRY it isn't a matha fuckin' xtra "go" in the end, so shut the f*ck up
by Tim on 6/18/2008 10:49pm very good for this music. i like it
by manu on 6/21/2008 6:25am always reminds me of back to the future and chuck berry's fictional cousin marvin!! lol
by falan on 6/21/2008 7:10am oh my! but* that little country boy.....
by povance on 6/25/2008 3:46am falan, I do think you are right!
by povance on 6/25/2008 3:51am also, in the first stanza isn't it "there stood a little shack made of earth and wood." i may be wrong but that is my recollection
by James on 6/27/2008 12:12am Harry: Fuck off you cunt there is no extra 'go' at the end Nick: Shut the fuck up you fat cunt no one likes you. Your lyrics are wrong Falan: That's what shit sounds like but holy fuck get fucked. Your name sounds like a cunt Povance: Fuck off you're wrong. Also try listening to the song first faggot, I'm sick of your shit
by chrissy on 6/27/2008 5:52am Is that a tom-tom briefly playing during the line 'there stood a log cabin made of earth and wood'?
by Richard on 6/28/2008 10:12am cheers, now i can sing this while i play guitar, all time classic, sounds awesome =]
by ARGENTINA on 6/28/2008 7:12pm AMO ESTA CANCION!
by ARGENTINA on 6/28/2008 7:32pm AMO ESTE TEMA=)
by Hey on 7/1/2008 3:26pm There isn't a fu**ing "go" at the and!!! -.-
by filan on 7/2/2008 7:32am deep down in* louisiana...
by filan on 7/2/2008 7:35am to hear you play your music till* the sun...
by jonne on 7/4/2008 12:43pm He plays the guitar just like his ringing the bell
by Nate on 7/14/2008 11:05am This is a great song! It will always remind me of Back 2 the Future with Michael J. Fox up on stage. lol Go Johnny Go Go!!!!
by Gary on 7/16/2008 4:19am Not quite perfect lyrics, someone mentioned something with the "people passing by they would stop and say oh my because that little country boy could play". They had the right idea, but the word is actually BUT not BECAUSE. Sing it to yourself. He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack Go sit beneath the tree by the railroad track Oh, the engineers would see him sitting in the shade Strumming with the rhythm that the drivers made People passing by they would stop and say Oh my BUT that little country boy could play
by Matt on 7/25/2008 8:12am The lyrics are near perfect, extremly good job, thank you for listening closely and getting everything down, I appreciate it. Ok now secondly, wow pepople who swear like you guys about other people's suggestions are just wow...swearing makes you tough on the internet? That's cool then...
by mick on 8/3/2008 10:03am he got more of the song that i did. cut the guy some slack
by Niall Platt on 8/4/2008 3:54am you rock johnny b goode is the best song ever written.rock and roll,goode job.
by Jack Cain on 8/7/2008 8:18am Absolutely the best R&R song ever written. I think Keith Richards said "Rock& Roll begins and ends with Chuck Berry"
by Megz on 8/10/2008 2:06pm Dear God, I really worry that even saying "hi" on this thread is going to get me flamed. Chill out guys! Without wanting to make too much of a fuss, there isn't an extra "go" at the end, but on some versions there is an extra chorus at the end. And also, I think that there could be an extra go sort of at the end, because it's in the first line of the last chorus. Now I just need to keep an eye out for sniper rifles from now till Christmas....
by Juan on 8/14/2008 2:33pm James you are a fucking bastard... Nick is right is Oh my because that little country boy could play. So fuck you..
by Martin on 8/24/2008 5:45am fucking awesome song
by Frank on 8/28/2008 9:34am James desperately needs referring to an anger management clinic. Anyone have a number for him? How about you Goat Tit? Or perhaps you Scumbom? Great song! I first heard it from the classic film Back To The Future. Like both Chuck Berry's and Marty Mcfly With The Starlighters versions.
by DONNY MAN on 9/10/2008 6:10pm THE LYRICS AND SONG ARE PERFECT THATS WHY IM GOIN TO PLAY IN FRONT OF EVERYONE
by zoltzerino on 9/18/2008 1:40pm ermm im just gonna say blues is meant to be a bit free flowing so people have thier own variations of this song. ive personally made up my own verse to this based on my own experiences. so all u sadacts who listen to songs far too closely and have too much spare time chill out and enjoy life!!
by hutchy boy on 9/19/2008 1:06am you missed IN louisiana
by MARCELO FROM BUENOS AIRES on 9/19/2008 1:24am It's not only a rock and roll theme, it's not only a rock and roll anthem, it's "the" rock and roll anthem. Long live Chuck Berry, be proud of such an american ambassador. Not like those criminal suckers that you put in white house.
by MR MIKE on 9/19/2008 2:32pm Not exactly there Jack....try about 10 years before Keith Richards...it was John Lennon who said that
by Jasen on 9/21/2008 1:22pm I nailed my girlfriend for the first time listening to this song
by dudness on 9/28/2008 12:58am your lyrics are fully sickbro jus mazing
by Wavemaster on 9/28/2008 6:04pm I love this song and I also llove teh gituar! Awesome song and I would love learn to play like he does! -Love-Surfing-fun-
by Chewy on 9/29/2008 11:20am 'Goat Tit' You are awfully rude. GET A LIFE!
by Georgie on 10/2/2008 10:07am Best Rock n Roll ever!!!
by ese Jack on 10/6/2008 4:00pm viva el rock
by Patch on 10/19/2008 1:06am Mr. Mike... actually, John Lennon said, "If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'."
by Patch on 10/19/2008 3:35am Last line in first verse should read: But he could play a* guitar just like a ringin' a bell
by Shahar Zamir on 10/21/2008 3:33am The Song!!!!
by Mike on 10/25/2008 9:54am Go Johnny Go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
by Jeff B on 10/27/2008 2:54am Add "in" before "Louisiana".
by vaxo on 10/31/2008 6:43am chuck berry magari kacia
by JCOB on 11/4/2008 9:28am THIS SONG DESTROYS EVERYTHING ever hear the cover by george thorgood ITS AWSOME
by bob on 11/12/2008 9:33am jeff b is right
by malcolm s on 11/20/2008 11:23am what asong . never tired of listening to it
by prasantt.purohit@gmail.com on 11/26/2008 12:24am "I never thought of learning how to play the guitar, but it were all those thoughts that I wanted to start, And get to see how the life of Chuck Berry, Changed post he sang Johnny B. Goode tonight..." People say I am a very good poet and song writer, I want to make my own band someday soon and so looking for like minded people who can play amazing music... something like Chuck Berry.
by that guy on 12/12/2008 12:51am dude guys.... just because they hear the song differently doesn't mean you should tell them to shut up because you think their wrong (hint hint: goat tit) you need to calm down cause it's just a song
by ahem on 12/17/2008 11:13pm go Johnny go... Govt. Funding....Govt. Funding....Govt. Funding....Govt. Funding....Govt. Funding.
by Mutt on 12/19/2008 6:05pm cool dude
by lalalala on 12/21/2008 12:23am Thanks to 'Back to the Future' I am now obsessed with this song!
by menchu on 12/22/2008 8:20am markucci siempre te vamos a extra�ar :s
by otro argentino on 12/22/2008 8:21am tan buen tema AGUANTE LOS PAMPAS RUGBY sta.fe
by Ro on 12/25/2008 11:55pm masterpiece
by Chris on 12/29/2008 4:59am This song is amazing and the lyrics are pretty much spot on, what does it matter if their not though, how many times have you seen a band live and heard variations on the songs that you love? It's just part of the experience. Besides this website isn't the bible of rock and roll lyrics, Jesus it's just a reference site, if you don't agree with it then set up your own.
by mikewa on 1/5/2009 6:10pm I've been playing this song for the last 25yrs and like Chuck the lyrics differ slightly each performance. It's rock & roll after all!!!
by Bogota on 1/10/2009 8:14pm the best song of rck n' roll!!! chuck rulez!!
by Sam on 1/11/2009 1:40pm Hi there, there is an extra go at the end for every one information... v good lyrics
by georgia wass on 1/16/2009 11:11am its ok song but not my taste off music I like pop music like vanessa hudgens and ashley tisdale and kylie minogue it is not what i like xxxgeorgia wass
by Jared D. on 1/22/2009 4:38pm This is the best song ever!!!! I love it in Back to the Future!!!! I'm under 11 and I love that music!!!!
by Jen =] on 1/29/2009 12:39pm It's totally ammazziinng - you cant NOT love it :)
by Gem on 2/4/2009 11:35am This is a very good song, thanks for the lyrics mate and every one bitching about getting the lyrics dead right, really need to get out more! I mean who cares about an extra 'go', seriously!!!! Get a clue fool... mmmwah x
by Jose on 2/4/2009 8:50pm theres right amount of go ;)
by Dan on 2/4/2009 9:08pm She is right
by dirk b goode on 2/12/2009 6:29am zeikerd
by pe6o potkorenovata veli4ina on 2/12/2009 2:42pm mnogoq qka pesni4ka breeeeeee
by PopCrop on 2/13/2009 12:40am Awesome song, it's a perfect classic. Big LOL @ Megz (which is the only reason I'm writing here. According to Chuck Berry's original there IS the correct amount of "Go's" and I think it is "Oh my, BUT that little country boy could play." As if Johnny was rocking out hard core, making a spectacle of himself (think Marty's act on stage in Back to the Future). Peace out, dudes & dudettes!
by Saya on 2/23/2009 5:50am I'm junior high scool student of Japanese.I love this song!! Thank you.
by GM on 2/27/2009 8:42pm I just played the Chuck Berry version on Winamp and checked every word and every line - kept pausing it and replaying it. There are 3 small errors - 2 words left out and one "the" that should be "a". 1. Deep down IN Louisiana (add the word IN) 2. he could play A guitar just like ringing a bell (not THE guitar) 3. Oh my BUT that little country boy could play (add the word BUT) And I played and replayed the last chorus and the number of "go's" shown is definitely correct - there is no extra go needed.
by SKUfuss on 3/1/2009 7:48pm you all should hear the Grateful Dead cover this masterpiece!
by newmitynewmnewm on 3/3/2009 8:52am dude i love this song, it is classic chuck berry! thanks for the lyrics!
by newmitynewmnewm on 3/3/2009 8:55am love this osng, classic berry! thanks for the lyrics!
by Agmannen on 3/11/2009 4:00pm In the end of the version i have there sure is go go go totaly sure of it!
by channeyfanney on 3/12/2009 3:40pm love it
by David on 3/17/2009 12:31am Great song! I sang to the lyrics while listening to the song and I'm surprized that the lyrics I found online were correct for once.
by ??? on 3/18/2009 7:01am What's with all the swearing just look at the lyrics in the cd cover. Get over it.
by Yes, Yes! on 3/18/2009 1:54pm good lyrics didnt miss a word!
by jessica on 3/18/2009 11:24pm oh yes i love this song <3
by I on 3/28/2009 11:10pm kick ass song, and the jimi hendrix version is fucking amazing
by Rick on 3/31/2009 12:41pm I fucking LOVE this song! I heard this song the first time in "back 2 the future", but the text that they sing in that movie ain't the right one :( 2 bad, but it still rocks!
by the-amazon-rainforest.blogspot.com on 4/3/2009 4:34am It's just perfect, no extra go, at least in the studio version (perhaps you've got a live version?).
by Buffalo Bob on 4/6/2009 11:50pm Never was quite sure of the exact lyrics...so I'll take your word for it ! Chuck wrote it... Jimi Hendrix played the shit out of it live ( one of my top 5 all time favorite songs) and it STILL kicks ass today....simply CLASSIC !!!
by matt on 4/8/2009 7:49pm i love that song instead of go johnny go it should be go chuck go
by CCCObi on 4/19/2009 10:54pm F'ing classic shit.
by Guy doing a report on Chuck Berry on 4/20/2009 8:38pm The lyrics are SUPER good!! I love the song too! :)
by hater on 5/15/2009 3:21pm yall arent even close.. "well his mama told him oneday you will be a man, and you will be the leader of a big ole band" people gonna come from miles around, to listen to you play till the sun goes down"
by Steve on 5/17/2009 4:25pm Given all the incredible amount of descriptive words in the English language it shows a pitifully limited intellect to have to resort to the offensive swear words so often used by correspondents.
by cobramite on 5/29/2009 11:48pm yeah the go's are all messed up but good go go hehe
by MuuR on 6/1/2009 12:15pm Allright ! Blues allwats rocks !
by person doing on 6/1/2009 4:05pm OH NO U DIDNT
by Mego on 6/9/2009 11:49am Hey Jared, that's so cool. I'm a Geezer and I heard it and loved it 1st time around.
by GOSH! on 6/10/2009 5:21am Ya don't have to SWEAR! SOOOO Much Geez Great song though
by henrique on 6/27/2009 9:15pm perfect song,NOW STOP SWEARING RETARDS

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