Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door Highway 51 runs right by my baby's door If I don't get the gal I'm loving Won't go down 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 'fore my time should come And if I should die 'fore my time should come Won't you bury my body out on 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 gal I'm loving Won't go down Highway 51 no more