A long long time ago…
I can still remember how that
music u sed to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And ma ybe they'd be happy for a while.
B ut February made me shiver
W ith every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on t he doorstep…
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
So bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin'
whiskey and rye
Singin' th is'll be the day that I die
Th is'll be the day that I die
Did you write the Book of Love
And to you have faith in God above
I f the Bible tells you so?
Do you believe in rock'n roll?
Can music save your mortal soul
And c an you teach me how to dance real slow?
Well, I kn ow that you're in love with him
'Cause I s aw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man, I dig those rhyt hm and blues
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
I started singin'…
So bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin'
whiskey and rye
Singin' th is'll be the day that I die
Th is'll be the day that I die
Now for ten years we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
But t hat's not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the King and Queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a vo ice that came from you and me
Oh, a nd while the King was looking down
The je ster stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned
And while Lennon read a book of Marx
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died
We were singing…
So bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin'
whiskey and rye
Singin' th is'll be the day that I die
Th is'll be the day that I die
Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
E ight miles high and falling fast
It landed foul out on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the je ster on the sidelines in a cast
Now the ha lf-time air was sweet perfume
Whi le the sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up t o dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the players tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?
We started singing
So bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin'
whiskey and rye
Singin' th is'll be the day that I die
Th is'll be the day that I die
And there we were all in one place
A generation Lost in Space
With no time left to start again
So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
'Cause f ire is the Devil's only friend
An d as I watched him on the stage
My ha nds were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in hell
Could break that Satan's spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
We were singing…
So bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin'
whiskey and rye
Singin' th is'll be the day that I die
Th is'll be the day that I die
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But sh e just smiled and turned away
A went down to the sa cred store
Where I'd heard the music ears before
But the ma n there said the music wouldn't play
And in the streets the children screamed
The lo vers cried, and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
And they were singing…
So bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin'
whiskey and rye
Singin' th is'll be the day that I die
Th is'll be the day that I die
They were singing bye-bye,
Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old boys were drinkin'
whiskey and rye
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
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