She threw out all her money out of the Southern Trust
And put her little boy on a Greyhound bus
Leaving Louisiana for the Golden West
Down came the tears with her happiness
Her own little boy named Donnie B. Goode
Was gonna make some motion pictures down in Hollywood
Bye bye,
bye bye bye Bye bye,
bye bye bye Bye bye,
Donnie,
goodbye Donnie B. Goode
She remember taking money out of Simon's crop
And buying Donnie's guitar from a poker shop
She would play the part of Ed Ossie Keep him out of trouble,
he would satisfy
But never ever thought it'd be a day like
this When she would have to give her boy a
goodbye kiss Bye bye,
bye bye bye
Bye bye,
bye bye bye Bye bye, Donnie, goodbye
Donnie B. Goode
She finally got the little she was dreaming
of Johnny Roland told her that he fell in love
As soon as he was mighty he would bring her back
And built a mountain for her by the railroad track
And every time they hear that locomotive draw the
bay of Thames They're waiting by the kitchen door