Johnny B goode

Artist: Peter tosh (English)
User: Mark Megaro
Duration: 130 seconds
Delay: 12 seconds
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March 26, 2026, 12:46 PM
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[Verse 1]
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Deep down in Jamaica close to Mandeville
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Back up in the woods on top of a hill
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There stood an old hut made of earth and wood
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There lived a country boy named Johnny B Goode
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Never learned to read and a write so well
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But he could play his guitar like ringing a bell yell
 
[Chorus]
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He said GO! (Go Johnny!) Johnny B. Goode tonight! Yeah
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He said GO! (Go Johnny!) Johnny B. Goode 
 
[Verse 2]
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He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
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Sitting in a tree in the railroad track
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Old engineer in the train sitting in the shade
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Strummin' with the rhythm that them drivers made
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People passing by would stop and say
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Oh my oh my what the boy can play
 
[Chorus]
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He said GO! (Go Johnny!) Johnny B. Goode tonight! Yeah
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Said oh! (Go Johnny!) Johnny B. Goode 
 
[Solo]
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[Verse 3]
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Mama said son you gotta be a man
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You gotta be the leader of a reggae band
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People coming in from miles around
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To hear you play until the sun goes down
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Boy someday your name will be in the lights
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Saying Johnny, Johnny B Goode tonight
 
[Chorus]
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He said GO! (Go Johnny!) Johnny B. Goode tonight! Yeah
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He said OH! (Go Johnny!) Johnny you 'bout to be good
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He said GO! (Go Johnny!) Johnny B. Goode tonight! 
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Play, Johnny! (Go Johnny!) Johnny B. Goode
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I said GO! (Go Johnny!) Johnny B. Goode tonight!   you can hear him play....

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