Highway 51 runs right by my baby´s door
Highway 51 runs right by my baby´s door
If I don´t get the girl I´m loving
Won´t go down to Highway 51 no more.

Well, I know that highway like I know my hand
Yes, I know that highway like I know the back of my hand
Running from up Wisconsin way down to no man´s land.

Well, if I should die before my time should come
And if I should die before my time should come
Won´t you bury my body out on the Highway 51.

Highway 51 runs right by my baby´s door
I said, Highway 51 runs right by my baby´s door
If I don´t get the girl I´m loving
Won´t go down to Highway 51 no more.