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Maybellene
5,352
Rock
Maybellene was released on January 1, 1956 by Legacy Recordings as a part of the album Rock'n Roll'n Robbins
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1956
LabelLegacy Recordings
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM114

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Don Law
Don Law
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You've done started back doing the things you used to do
[Verse 2]
Well, as I was motivating over the hill
I saw Maybellene in a coupe De Ville
A Cadillac a rolling on the open road
Nothing will outrun my V8 Ford
The Cadillac doing about ninety-five
Bumper to bumper, rolling side to side
[Verse 3]
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You've done started back doing the things you used to do
[Verse 4]
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You've done started back doing the things you used to do
[Verse 5]
The Cadillac moved to a hundred and four
Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more
Done got cloudy and began to rain
Tooted my horn in the passing lane
The rain water blowing all under my hood
I knew it was doing my motor some good
[Verse 6]
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You've done started back doing the things you used to do
[Verse 7]
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You've done started back doing the things you used to do
[Verse 8]
Well, the motor cooled down, the heat went down
And that's when I heard that highway sound
The Cadillac a sitting like a ton of lead
A hundred and ten, a half mile ahead
The Cadillac looking like it's sitting still
And I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill
[Verse 9]
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh, Maybellene, why can't you be true?
You've done started back doing the things you used to do
[Verse 10]
Baby, I don't even know why I bother to fool with you
I don't ask you to change your ways
But you done started back doing the same old thing you used to
Written by: Chuck Berry, Danyel Gérard, Rudi Revil
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