I'M A MAN
Bo Diddley Muddy Waters Little Walter Lyrics

Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Maybellene, why are you being dishonest? Why can't you be truthful?

Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true?
Oh Maybellene, why can't you be true to me? Why can't you be loyal and faithful?

You've started back doing the things you used to do.
You've returned to your old habits and actions.

As I was motivatin' over the hill
As I was driving over the hill, motivated and excited.

I saw Maybellene in a coup de ville.
I saw Maybellene driving a fancy car known as a coupe de Ville.

A Cadillac a-rollin' on the open road,
A big Cadillac car rolling down the wide-open road.

Nothin' will outrun my V8 Ford.
No other car can beat my V8 Ford in a race.

The Cadillac doin' 'bout ninety-five,
The Cadillac is going about 95 miles per hour.

She's bumper to bumper rollin' side by side.
The two cars are driving next to each other, almost touching.

Pink in the mirror on top of the hill,
The Cadillac was visible from far away, appearing pink in the reflection on the mirror due to the distance.

It's just like swallowin' up a medicine pill.
The sight of the Cadillac was very exciting, like taking medicine to feel better.

First thing I saw that Cadillac grille
The first thing I noticed was the front grille of the Cadillac

Doin' a hundred and ten gallopin' over that hill.
The Cadillac is going at a fast speed of 110 miles per hour, and moving like a horse galloping over the hills.

Offhill curve, a downhill stretch,
The road has an up and down incline and decline.

Me and that Cadillac neck by neck.
The two cars are driving closely, side by side like two necks next to each other.

The Cadillac pulled up ahead of the Ford,
The Cadillac overtook the Ford and was ahead of it.

The Ford got hot and wouldn't do no more.
The Ford car's engine became overheated and it would not continue running.

It then got clody and it started to rain,
The weather became cloudy and it started raining.

I tooted my horn for a passin' lead
I honked my car horn to signal the other car to give me the opportunity to pass it again.

The rain water blowin' all under my hood,
The rain was blowing under my car's hood, created a loud noise and a lot of air.

I knew that was doin' my motor good.
I knew that the rainwater was helping cool down the car's engine.

The motor cooled down, the heat went down
The car's engine temperature decreased.

And that's when I heard that highway sound.
I realized that the sound of the highway was louder now due to the silence of the rain again.

The Cadillac a-sittin' like a ton of lead
The Cadillac started to look very heavy and slow, as if it was being weighed down by a ton of lead.

A hundred and ten a half a mile ahead.
The Cadillac is ahead of the Ford by half a mile and still going 110 miles per hour.

The Cadillac lookin' like it's sittin' still
The Cadillac started to look like it was not moving at all; it seemed slow even though it was still driving fast.

And I caught Maybellene at the top of the hill.
At the top of the hill, the Ford caught up with Maybellene and the Cadillac.