She drew out all her money out of the Southern Trust
Dia menarik semua uangnya dari Southern Trust
And put her little boy aboard a Greyhound Bus
Dan memasukkan anak kecilnya ke dalam bus Greyhound
Leaving Louisiana for the Golden West
Meninggalkan Louisiana menuju Barat Emas
Down came the tears from her happiness
Air mata mengalir dari kebahagiaannya
Her own little son name 'o Johnny B. Goode
Anak kecilnya yang bernama Johnny B. Goode
Was gonna make some motion pictures out in Hollywood
Akan membuat film di Hollywood

Bye, bye, bye, bye
Selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal
Bye bye Johnny
Selamat tinggal Johnny
Good bye Johnny B. Goode
Selamat tinggal Johnny B. Goode

She remembered taking money out from gathering crop
Dia ingat mengambil uang dari hasil panen
And buying Johnny's guitar at a broker shop
Dan membeli gitar Johnny di toko barang bekas
As long as he would play it by the railroad side
Selama dia bermain di pinggir rel kereta
And wouldn't get in trouble he was satisfied
Dan tidak bermasalah, dia merasa puas
But never thought that there would come a day like this
Tapi tidak pernah berpikir akan ada hari seperti ini
When she would have to give her son a goodbye kiss
Ketika dia harus memberikan ciuman selamat tinggal pada putranya

Going
Berangkat
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal
Bye bye Johnny
Selamat tinggal Johnny
Good bye Johnny B. Goode
Selamat tinggal Johnny B. Goode

She finally got the letter she was dreaming of
Akhirnya dia menerima surat yang dia impikan
Johnny wrote and told her he had fell in love
Johnny menulis dan memberitahunya bahwa dia jatuh cinta
As soon as he was married he would bring her back
Begitu dia menikah, dia akan membawanya kembali
And build a mansion for 'em by the railroad track
Dan membangun sebuah mansion untuk mereka di dekat rel kereta
So every time they heard the locomotive roar
Jadi setiap kali mereka mendengar lokomotif mengaum
They'd be a' standin', a' wavin' by the kitchen door
Mereka akan berdiri, melambai di pintu dapur

Howling
Menggonggong
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal
Bye, bye, bye, bye
Selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal, selamat tinggal
Bye bye Johnny
Selamat tinggal Johnny
Good bye Johnny B. Goode
Selamat tinggal Johnny B. Goode