JOHNNY BYE-BYE

Nevada outtake

Well she drew out all her money from the Southern Trust
And put her little boy on a Greyhound bus
Leaving Memphis with a guitar in his hand
On a one-way ticket to the promised land

Hey little girl with a red dress on
There's a party tonight down in Memphis town
I'll be going down there if you need a ride
The man on the radio says Elvis Presley's died

We drove down into Memphis, the sky was hard and black
Up over the hill came a white Cadillac
They drew out all his money and they laid him in the back
A woman cried from the roadside Johnny, Johnny, Johnny
They found him slumped up against the drain
With a whole lot of trouble running through his veins

Bye-bye Johnny
Johnny bye-bye
You didn't have to die
You didn't have to die

In the Nevada desert a young boy travels alone
Walking five thousand miles trying to get home
Stars rising in the black and endless sky
He stares up into the darkness, he looks down and walks on

Interesting outtake intermediate lyrics of JOHNNY BYE-BYE. Check also the early version and the alternative version.

Available on:

1. Tracks (disc 2- track 16)