Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Maybellene, kenapa kamu tidak benar?
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh Maybellene, kenapa kamu tidak benar?
You've started back doing the things you used to do.
Anda sudah mulai kembali melakukan hal-hal yang biasa Anda lakukan.

As I was motivatin' over the hill
Seperti yang saya motivalkan ‘di atas bukit
I saw Maybellene in a coup de ville.
Aku melihat Maybellene di sebuah coup de ville.
A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road,
Cadillac a-rollin ‘di jalan terbuka,
nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford.
tidak ada yang akan mengalahkan Ford V8 saya.
The cadillac doin' 'bout ninety-five,
Si cadillac bertiga sembilan puluh lima,
she's bumper to bumber rollin' side by side.
Dia bumper untuk bumber rollin ‘berdampingan.

Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Maybellene, kenapa kamu tidak benar?
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh Maybellene, kenapa kamu tidak benar?
You've started back doing the things you used to do.
Anda sudah mulai kembali melakukan hal-hal yang biasa Anda lakukan.

Pink in the mirror on top of the hill,
Pink di cermin di atas bukit,
it's just like swallowin' up a medicine pill.
Ini seperti menelan pil obat.
First thing I saw that Cadillac grille
Hal pertama yang saya lihat adalah kisi-kisi Cadillac
doin' a hundred and ten gallopin' over that hill.
lakukan ‘seratus sepuluh gallopin’ di atas bukit itu.
Offhill curve, a downhill strecth,
Kurva di luar jalan, strecth menurun,
me and that Cadillac neck by neck.
saya dan itu leher Cadillac dengan leher.

Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Maybellene, kenapa kamu tidak benar?
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh Maybellene, kenapa kamu tidak benar?
You've started back doing the things you used to do.
Anda sudah mulai kembali melakukan hal-hal yang biasa Anda lakukan.

The Cadillac pulled up ahead of the Ford,
Cadillac berhenti di depan Ford,
the Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more.
Ford menjadi panas dan tidak akan berbuat apa-apa lagi.
It then got clody and it started to rain,
Itu kemudian mendapat kloning dan mulai turun hujan,
I tooted my horn for a passin' lead
Aku mengencangkan tandukku untuk mendapat umpan balik
the rain water blowin' all under my hood,
air hujan meniup ‘semua di bawah tenda saya,
I knew that was doin' my motor good.
Saya tahu itu adalah motor saya bagus.

Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Maybellene, kenapa kamu tidak benar?
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh Maybellene, kenapa kamu tidak benar?
You've started back doing the things you used to do.
Anda sudah mulai kembali melakukan hal-hal yang biasa Anda lakukan.

The motor cooled down, the heat went down
Motornya mendingin, panasnya turun
and that's when I heard that highway sound.
dan saat itulah aku mendengar suara jalan raya itu.
The Cadillac a-sittin' like a ton of lead
Cadillac a-sittin ‘seperti satu ton timbal
a hundred and ten a half a mile ahead.
seratus sepuluh mil di depan.
The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still
Cadillac terlihat seperti masih duduk diam
and I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill.
dan aku menangkap Maybellene di puncak bukit.

Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Maybellene, kenapa kamu tidak benar?
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh Maybellene, kenapa kamu tidak benar?
You've started back doing the things you used to do.
Anda sudah mulai kembali melakukan hal-hal yang biasa Anda lakukan.