Maybellene, why can't you be true
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
You done started back doin'
The things you used to do
Well, as I was motivatin' over the hill
I saw Maybellene in a Coupe de Ville
A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road
Nothin'll outrun my V8 Ford
The Cadillac doin' about ninety-five
She's bumper to bumper
Rollin' side by side
Maybellene, why can't you be true
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
You done started back doin'
The things you used to do
Maybellene, why can't you be true
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
You done started back doin'
The things you used to do
The Cadillac moved to a hundred and four
The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more
It done got cloudy and began to rain
I tooted my horn for a passin' lane
The rainwater blowin' all under my hood
I knew that I was doin' my motor some good
Maybellene, why can't you be true
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
You done started back doin'
The things you used to do
Maybellene, why can't you be true
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
You done started back doin'
The things you used to do
Well, the motor cooled down, the heat went down
And that's when I heard that highway sound
The Cadillac a-settin' like a ton of lead
A hundred and ten half a mile ahead
The Cadillac lookin' like it's settin' still
And I caught Mabellene at the top of the hill
Maybellene, why can't you be true
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true
You done started back doin'
The things you used to do