An adaptation of the country song "Ida Red", as recorded by Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. Lyrics were later changed for Chuck Berry by Leonard Chess
lyrics
Maybelline
(L. Chess)
Chorus:
Maybelline, why can't you be true
Oh Maybelline , why can't you be true
You done started doin' the things you used to do
Verse 1:
As I was motivatin' over the hill
I saw Maybelline in a Coup de Ville
A Cadillac arollin' on the open road
Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford
The Cadillac doin' about ninety five
She's bumper to bumper, rollin' side to side
Chorus:
Maybelline, why can't you be true
Oh Maybelline , why can't you be true
You done started back doin' the things you used to do
Verse 2:
The Cadillac pulled up to a hundred and four
The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more
It done got cloudy and started to rain
I tooted my horn for the passin' lane
The rain water blowin' all under my hood
I know that I was doin' my motor good
Chorus:
Maybelline, why can't you be true
Oh Maybelline, why can't you be true
You done started back doin' the things you used to do
SOLO
Verse 3:
The motor cooled down the heat went down
And that's when I heard that highway sound
The Cadillac 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 Maybelline at the top of the hill
Chorus:
Maybelline, why can't you be true
Oh Maybelline, why can't you be true
You done started back doin' the things you used to do
You done started back doin' the things you used to do
credits
from We'll Cut You Good!,
track released May 24, 2016
Rhythm Guitar - Dick Dice
Lead Guitar - Hotwire Hotrod
Doghouse Fiddle - Zack B. Hectic
Lead Vocals - Zack B. Hectic
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