Maybellene, why can't you be true<br /> Oh Maybellene , why can't you be true<br /> You've started back doin' the things you used to do <br /> <br /> As I was motivatin' over the hill<br /> I saw Mabellene in a Coup de Ville<br /> A Cadillac arollin' on the open road<br /> Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford<br /> The Cadillac doin' about ninety-five<br /> She's bumper to bumper, rollin' side by side<br /> Maybellene <br /> <br /> The Cadillac pulled up ahead of the Ford<br /> The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more<br /> It then got cloudy and started to rain<br /> I tooted my horn for a passin' lane<br /> The rainwater blowin' all under my hood<br /> I know that I was doin' my motor good<br /> Maybellene <br /> <br /> <br /> Maybellene <br /> <br /> The motor cooled down the heat went down<br /> And that's when I heard that highway sound<br /> The Cadillac asittin' like a ton of lead<br /> A hundred and ten half a mile aheadv The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still<br /> And I caught Mabellene at the top of the hill<br /> Maybellene <br /> <br /> <br /> Maybellene <br /> <br /> Maybellene, why can't you be true<br /> Oh Mabellene, why can't you be true<br /> You've started back doin' the things you used to do <br /> <br /> As I was motivatin' over the hill<br /> I saw Mabellene in a Coup de Ville<br /> A Cadillac arollin' on the open road<br /> Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford<br /> The Cadillac doin' about ninety-five<br /> She's bumper to bumper, rollin' side by side<br /> Maybellene <br /> <br /> The Cadillac pulled up ahead of the Ford<br /> The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more<br /> It then got cloudy and started to rain<br /> I tooted my horn for a passin' lane<br /> The rainwater blowin' all under my hood<br /> I know that I was doin' my motor good<br /> Maybellene <br /> <br /> Maybellene <br /> <br /> The motor cooled down the heat went down<br /> And that's when I heard that highway sound<br /> The Cadillac asittin' like a ton of lead<br /> A hundred and ten half a mile ahead<br /> The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still<br /> And I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill<br /> Maybellene <br /> <br /> Maybellene