She drew out all her money at the southern trust

and put her little boy aboard a greyhound bus

leavin Louisiana for the golden west

Down came her tears from her happiness

Her own little son named Johnny be good

Was gonna make some motion picture out in Hollywood



Bye bye, bye bye

Bye bye Johnny good bye Johnny be good



She remembered takin money earned from gathering crop

And buying Johnnys guitar at a brokers shop

As long as he could play it by the railroad side

And wouldnt get in trouble he was satisfied

But never thought that thered ever come a day like this

When she would have to give her son a good-bye kiss



Bye bye, bye bye

Bye bye Johnny bye bye Johnny be good



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 her by the railroad track

So every time they heard the locomotive roar

Theyd be a standin, a wavin in the kitchen door



Bye bye, bye bye

Bye bye Johnny good bye Johnny be good