Georgia Satellites, The - Let It Rock (Bye Bye Johnny) Lyrics






Well in the heat of day down in Mobile, Alabama
I'm workin' on the railroad with a steel drivin hammer
I gotta get some money buy some brand new shoes
gotta find somebody take away my blues
well she don't love me when I'm singin' in the sun
payday's comin' when the work is all done

Well now late here in the evening when the sun is sinkin low
all day I've been waitin' for that whistle to blow
sitting in a teepee built right on here on the tracks
rolling them bones until the foreman comes back
pick up your belongings boys and scattere about
we've got an off shedule train comin two miles out

everybody's scrambling and a running around
picking up their money tearing the teepee down
foreman wants to panic, bout to go insane
trying to get the workers out the way of the train
engineer blows the whistle loud and long
can't stop the train gotta let it roll on

"Bye Bye Johnny"
Well now she drew out all of the money of Southern Trust
and put her little Johnny on a Greybound Bus
Leavin' Louisiana for the golden west
drowned in the tears from her happiness
her own little son named Johnny B Goode
gonna make some motion pictures out in Hollywood

I said bye, bye, bye, bye
I said bye, bye, bye, bye
bye bye Johnny, goodbye Johnny B Goode

Well she remembers taking money after gathering crops
and buying Johnny's guitar at the brokers shop
as long as he would play it by the railroad site
he wouldn't get in trouble she was satisfied
well she never knew there would come a day like this
when she'd have to give Johnny a good bye kiss

I said bye, bye, bye, bye
I said bye, bye, bye, bye
bye bye Johnny, goodbye Johnny B Goode

Well now she finally got the letter she'd been dreaming of
when Johnny wrote and told her he had done fell in love
as soon as he was married he'd bring her back
and build a mansion for her by the railroad trck
and every time you heard that locomotive roar
she'd be standing there waiting at the kitchen door

I said bye, bye, bye, bye
I said bye, bye, bye, bye
bye bye Johnny, goodbye Johnny B Goode





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  1. A.... H....

    katabois 75 no cementerio

  2. j.... j....

    Chwaneg! Chwaneg!! More! More!!

  3. A.... ....

    One of the finest southern rockin n bluesin bands ever.
    Not even one song is a bad one.

    They like Axl and Slash, Mick and Keith, etc...

    Rick Richard's is maybe one of the less Guitarists that you will recognize by one tone. And that's pretty rare in that sort of music.

    Nothing but shakin and feeling good

  4. b.... d....

    Dan 57. fucking right!!!!

  5. E.... I....

    I am an older lady but I tell you one thing The Georgia Satellites know how to Rock and Roll. Good dancing music, I love these guys.

    E.... I....

    I'm a man of 65 years old, and I've grown up with this kind of music. I was a little boy, 9 or 10 years old, when I got a small transistor radio for my birthday and then I started to listen to it, and I still do.

  6. H.... G....

    THE BEST SOUTHERN ROCK BAND

  7. H.... A....

    When I listen to this kind of rock, I feel I wanna drink a beer.

    H.... A....

    Hugo Alejandro Pinilla Calderón Greatest bar band ever !

  8. H.... G....

    for me the Best Southern Rock Band

  9. R.... a....

    Never heard of this band. They 're great!

  10. E.... O....

    GS rocked it... such a cool ass rocker .

  11. p.... ....

    Still bustin 80 mph, and goin for more, best drivin music in the world, get ya a ticket for sure! BUT I have my stereo up so loud I cant hear the sirens LOL !!!!

    p.... ....

    Wherr you ,som bitc ..Smokey and the bandit

  12. S.... o....

    Yes, no Dan Baird here but god damn does this this bands still remove the paint from the walls! Rick Price can sing the shit out of Chuck Berry songs and Rick Richards... play the geetar, son!!!!!

  13. G.... P....

    makes me wanna pin the ears back on this old pete an just let er fly

  14. d.... a....

    ROCK ROCK<<<<

  15. d.... a....

    75 ,,75??? 75 barry manilow fans??? thumbs down????????

  16. l.... ....

    best driving music ever.....

  17. R.... O....

    never gets old ... bought their first record n glad i did have everyone :)

  18. A.... M....

    Georgia Satellites is literally the best Band ever

    A.... M....

    No, that's Status Quo.

  19. 4.... ....

    71 fanny baws

  20. p.... ....

    good ole Rock & Roll!!!!! done by one of the best groups in America

  21. v.... ....

    rock n roll..

  22. r.... r....

    Saw these guys along with Webb Wilder, what a show, drink and dance, wow!

    r.... r....

    shoulda seen 'em when on tour with Jason & the Scorchers, omg, blow the doors off every joint

  23. �.... �....

    fantastic

  24. G.... G....

    Oh man,i love that sound,fast southern rock n roll electric blues.

  25. r.... ....

    the poor mans ROCKPILE

  26. F.... L....

    É o tipo de rock que eu gosto !

  27. E.... H....

    Boogie on good people! 8 )

  28. N.... M....

    Rock and roll

  29. G.... H....

    This song kicks more than a little "A" double!

  30. g.... a....

    fantastic

  31. L.... B....

    muy buena la combinacion entre el acento sureño mas la base stone...

  32. B.... H....

    Real good, Feel good music at its best

  33. e.... j....

    This Band is AWESOME.....heard vaguely of them before but never checked them out .....WOW!!!!

  34. e.... j....

    Just found this band.....I feel like taking myself outside and kicking my own ass for taking so long! EXCELLENT

    e.... j....

    You know, maybe you should go out back and get to it. Then come back in and rock it some more!

    e.... j....

    Remember them from live aid 1980's great band check out Battleship chains etc !

    e.... j....

    Listen to some Snare and The Idiots and The New Duncan Imperials...good stuff...

    e.... j....

    Don't forget Bob Seeger and the Silver Bullet band!!

    e.... j....

    HAHAHAHAAA

  35. D.... 5....

    If you're not moving to this music, check your pulse. You're probably dead.

    D.... 5....

    Dan 57 This is what I call real music. Its nothing like the shit you hear this day in age.

    D.... 5....

    Dan 57 I knowif yu are not moving to this music yu are dead!!!

  36. l.... s....

    exelente me gusta ...rock n roll !!!

  37. S.... ....

    Mr. Rick Price is one of my Favorite Bassist. He just has it. Seen him live twice back in the 80's and man could he lay down a line.

  38. o.... ....

    I also love this Johnny b. good theme. Epic song :D

  39. o.... ....

    Just heard 2 songs of them yet but I absolutely wanna hear more!

  40. A.... D....

    Just great rock and roll!!!!!

  41. T.... ....

    I have thought I'm paralysed by hypesthesia but ... when I listened to the song .... They restored my feeling! Super playing! Let it rock!!!

  42. B.... A....

    man, some a these southren bands can really rock it out. God bless em.

  43. J.... ....

    1st time to hear. Most interesting. Da iawn wyr. Bron mor gystal a Chuck !! Gwerth gwrando eto.

  44. f.... ....

    Wuuuhuuuuu

  45. m.... b....

    Ok Dan ain't here but ....it's Satellite stuff anyway .........sure sounds Georgia  too me ...... worth blowing up the volumn and driving a 100 miles or so .......... 

  46. J.... J....

    Ok, so where did you get these...? :)

  47. T.... C....

    Sure brings back memories....

  48. M.... A....

    God bless the "related videos". Never heard about this group before. Kick ass rock and roll, they are great.

    M.... A....

    @Marcelo Alves How old are Dude ? The Sat's been kicking ass since Mid-80's !

    M.... A....

    I'm 52 now, dude. Never heard of them because there's no rock and roll and boogie in the mainstream here in Brazil.

    M.... A....

    think they retired ages ago buddys

    M.... A....

    Raymond White hell no they still tour Dan is sick rite now but Rick Richards still tours as Sattelites Mauro plays with Dan Baird AND homemade sin

    M.... A....

    They had a #1 hit with Keep your Hands too Yourself...

  49. K.... P....

    Brings back good memories

  50. D.... N....

    I'd honestly say it's still Georgia Satellites, but it's a loss that Dan Baird ain't with them. However, it'd be like saying AC/DC is not AC/DC with Brian Johnson! That's wrong if you ask me. However, if you look at Canned Heat from the beginning to now, you can barely say it's Canned Heat. But that's totally different.

  51. M.... F....

    It's on "Shaken Not Stirred" which, even though it's The Georgia Satellites, isn't really The Georgia Satellites because Dan Baird isn't with the group here.

    M.... F....

    Dan Baird is not the hole grupe..They still fucking rock

  52. S.... ....

    I want this kind of music to make a return. This world needs it .

  53. D.... N....

    I'm not sure wich album it is on tbh.. I think it's better you find one of the ways to download from youtube instead.

  54. B.... ....

    On which album is this on?? Have you got it on MP3 and if so..could you send it:0)) Just love this kind of pure bad ass happy rock´n roll . Greetings from Scandinavia.

  55. R.... F....

    proud to be 4rd ;)

  56. T.... ....

    I love this song

  57. m.... o....

    Proud to be the 3rd

  58. I.... ....

    Proud to be the second one!

  59. J.... f....

    Proud to be his first feedback this song rocks