Johnny B. Goode -- Chuck Berry

Way 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 name of Johnny B. Goode... 
He never ever learned to read or write so well,  But he could play the guitar
like ringing a bell.   Go go go Johnny go go go Johnny B. Goode.

He use to carry his guitar in a gunny sack   And sit beneath the trees by the railroad track.  Oh, the engineers used to see him sitting in the shade, 
Playing to the rhythm that the drivers made.  People passing by would stop and say oh my   That little country boy could play   His mama told him someday he would be a man,   And he would be the leader of a big old band. 
Many people coming from miles around to hear him play 
His music when the sun go down maybe someday 
His name would be in lights saying Johnny B. Goode tonight.       (sing365) 

Written by Berry in 1955, the song is about a poor country boy who plays a guitar "just like ringing a bell," and who might one day have his "name in lights." Berry has acknowledged that the song is partly autobiographical, and originally had "colored boy" in the lyrics, but he changed it to "country boy" to ensure radio play. The title is suggestive that the guitar player is good, and hints at autobiographic elements because Berry was born at Goode Avenue in St. Louis.                                                                                                                          (wikipedia)  

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