Highway [bad word] right by my baby's door 
Highway [bad word] 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 [bad word] from up Wisconsin way down to no man's land. 

Well, if I should die before my time [bad word] 
And if I should die before my time [bad word] 
Won't you bury my body out on the Highway 51. 

Highway [bad word] right by my baby's door 
I said, Highway [bad word] right by my baby's door 
If I don't get the girl I'm loving 
Won't go down to Highway 51 no mor