JOHNNY BYE-BYE

Tracks version

Well she drew out all her money from the Southern Trust
And put her little boy on the Greyhound Bus
Leaving Memphis with a guitar in his hand
With a one-way ticket to the promised land
Hey little girl with the 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 to Memphis, the sky was hard and black
Up over the ridge came a white Cadillac
They'd drawn out all his money and they laid him in the back
A woman cried from the roadside "Ah he's gone, he's gone"
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

B-side of I'M ON FIRE in 1985 and reprised on Tracks. Played in this version only during the Born In The USA tour. Played in a slowed down early version in 1981. Check also the Nevada outtake and the alternative version.

Also appeared on some other singles in 1985 with other tracks like BORN IN THE USA (The Freedom Mix), ROSALITA, SHUT OUT THE LIGHT, and JERSEY GIRL (live).

Available on:

1. Tracks (disc 2- track 16)