Marty: Many things have been said, I've heard and I've read About Maybelle, Mother Maybelle A sweet Virginia kind of girl, who's known all around this world They all know Maybelle, Mother Maybelle She took pride as a mother and a wife And she lives on the sunny side of life
Johnny: I could sit and listen by the hour Marty & Johnny: When Maybelle plays the Wildwood Flower Johnny: As the Carter's began to sing, she would make her guitar ring The sound of Maybelle Marty & Johnny: Mother Maybelle Johnny: Along with Sara and A. P., they sang sweet harmony To the sounds of Maybelle Marty & Johnny: Mother Maybelle
Johnny: She took pride as a mother and a wife Now she Marty & Johnny: Lives on the sunnyside of life It will help us every day, it will brighten up our way If we keep on the sunnyside of life
Johnny: Many years have come and gone, but her music lingers on The sounds of Maybelle Marty & Johnny: Mother Maybelle Johnny: The sounds of Maybelle Marty & Johnny: Mother Maybelle