Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You done started doing the things you used to do As I was motorvatin' over the hill I saw Maybellene in a Coupe DeVille A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford The Cadillac doin' 'bout 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've started back doing 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 doing the things you used to do A Cadillac pulled up to one hundred and four The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more It done got a cloud and started to rain I tooted my horn for the passin' lane The rain water blowin' all under my hood I knew that was doin' my motor good Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You done started back doing the things you used to do Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true You done started back doing the things you used to do The motor cooled down, the heat went down And that's when I heard that highway sound The Cadillac a-sittin' like a ton of lead A hundred and ten a half a mile ahead The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still And I caught Maybellene 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 doing the things you used to do
Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You done started doing the things you used to do As I was motorvatin' over the hill I saw Maybellene in a Coupe DeVille A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford The Cadillac doin' 'bout 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've started back doing 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 doing the things you used to do A Cadillac pulled up to one hundred and four The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more It done got a cloud and started to rain I tooted my horn for the passin' lane The rain water blowin' all under my hood I knew that was doin' my motor good Maybellene, why can't you be true? Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true? You done started back doing the things you used to do Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true You done started back doing the things you used to do The motor cooled down, the heat went down And that's when I heard that highway sound The Cadillac a-sittin' like a ton of lead A hundred and ten a half a mile ahead The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still And I caught Maybellene 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 doing the things you used to do
“Maybellene” foi adaptada parcialmente da melodia de western swing “Ida Red”, transformando-a em um dos primeiros hits do rock and roll.
Lançada em julho de 1955 pela Chess Records de Chicago, a gravação apresenta um pequeno combo liderado pela guitarra, com letra que narra uma corrida de carros entre um Ford V8 e um Cadillac Coupe DeVille.
A canção alcançou o nº 1 na Billboard Rhythm and Blues chart e chegou ao nº 5 na Popular Records chart, conquistando tanto o público negro quanto o branco.
A revista Rolling Stone descreveu “Maybellene” como o ponto de partida da guitarra no rock & roll, destacando seu papel na formação do gênero.
Após seu lançamento, a música recebeu diversas versões de artistas diferentes, evidenciando seu rápido reconhecimento e influência.
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