American Pie (Live/1973)-Don McLean

[00:00.000] 作词 : Don McLean [00:00.500] 作曲 : Don McLean [00:01]A long long time ago [00:03]I can still remember how that music used to make me smile [00:12]And I knew if I had my chance [00:15]That I could make those people dance [00:19]And maybe they＇d be happy for a while. [00:25]But February made me shiver [00:29]With every paper I＇d deliver [00:33]Bad news on the doorstep [00:36]I couldn＇t take one more step [00:40]I can＇t remember if I cried [00:43]When I read about his widowed bride [00:48]But something touched me deep inside [00:53]The day the music died [01:03]So Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [01:07]Drove my chevy to the levee [01:09]But the levee was dry [01:12]And them good old boys were drinkin＇ whiskey and rye [01:17]Singin＇ this＇ll be the day that I die [01:23]This＇ll be the day that I die [01:29]Did you write the Book of Love [01:31]And do you have faith in God above [01:35]If the Bible tells you so [01:40]Do you believe in rock ＇n roll [01:43]Can music save your mortal soul [01:47]And can you teach me how to dance real slow [01:53]Well, I know that you＇re in love with him [01:57]＇Cause I saw you dancin＇ in the gym [02:01]You both kicked off your shoes [02:03]Man, I dig those rhythm and blues [02:08]I was a lonely teenage broncin＇ buck [02:11]With a pink carnation and a pickup truck [02:14]But I knew I was out of luck [02:17]The day the music died [02:24]I started singin＇ [02:25]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [02:28]Drove my chevy to the levee [02:30]But the levee was dry [02:32]And them good old boys were drinkin＇ whiskey and rye [02:35]Singin＇ this＇ll be the day that I die [02:39]This＇ll be the day that I die [02:43]Now for ten years we＇ve been on our own [02:47]And moss grows fat on a rollin＇ stone [02:51]But that＇s not how it used to be [02:56]When the jester sang for the King and Queen [02:59]In a coat he borrowed from James Dean [03:03]And a voice that came from you and me [03:10]Oh, and while the King was looking down [03:14]The jester stole his thorny crown [03:17]The courtroom was adjourned [03:20]No verdict was returned [03:24]And while Lennon read a book of Marx [03:28]The quartet practiced in the park [03:31]And we sang dirges in the dark [03:34]The day the music died [03:40]We were singing [03:41]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [03:44]Drove my chevy to the levee [03:47]But the levee was dry [03:49]And them good old boys were drinkin＇ whiskey and rye [03:52]Singin＇ this＇ll be the day that I die [03:56]This＇ll be the day that I die [04:01]Helter Skelter in a summer swelter [04:04]The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter [04:09]Eight miles high and falling fast [04:14]It landed foul out on the grass [04:17]The players tried for a forward pass [04:20]With the jester on the sidelines in a cast [04:26]Now the half-time air was sweet perfume [04:30]While the Sergeants played a marching tune [04:34]We all got up to dance [04:37]Oh, but we never got the chance [04:40]＇Cause the players tried to take the field [04:44]The marching band refused to yield [04:48]Do you recall what was revealed [04:51]The day the music died [04:57]We started singing [04:58]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [05:01]Drove my chevy to the levee [05:03]But the levee was dry [05:05]And them good old boys were drinkin＇ whiskey and rye [05:08]Singin＇ this＇ll be the day that I die [05:13]This＇ll be the day that I die [05:17]Oh, and there we were all in one place [05:21]A generation Lost in Space [05:24]With no time left to start again [05:29]So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick [05:34]Jack Flash sat on a candlestick [05:36]＇Cause fire is the Devil＇s only friend [05:43]Oh, and as I watched him on the stage [05:47]My hands were clenched in fists of rage [05:51]No angel born in hell [05:54]Could break that Satan＇s spell [05:56]And as the flames climbed high into the night [06:02]To light the sacrifical rite [06:05]I saw Satan laughing with delight [06:08]The day the music died [06:15]He was singing [06:16]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [06:19]Drove my chevy to the levee [06:21]But the levee was dry [06:23]And them good old boys were drinkin＇ whiskey and rye [06:26]Singin＇ this＇ll be the day that I die [06:30]This＇ll be the day that I die [06:36]I met a girl who sang the blues [06:40]And I asked her for some happy news [06:44]But she just smiled and turned away [06:49]I went down to the sacred store [06:51]Where I＇d heard the music years before [06:55]But the man there said the music wouldn＇t play [07:03]And in the streets the children screamed [07:07]The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed [07:10]But not a word was spoken [07:15]The church bells all were broken [07:19]And the three men I admire most [07:23]The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost [07:27]They caught the last train for the coast [07:31]The day the music died [07:39]And they were singing [07:41]Bye-bye, Miss American Pie [07:46]Drove my chevy to the levee [07:49]But the levee was dry [07:52]And them good old boys were drinkin＇ whiskey and rye [07:56]Singin＇ this＇ll be the day that I die [08:03]This＇ll be the day that I die [08:08]They were singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie [08:15]Drove my chevy to the levee [08:17]But the levee was dry [08:20]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye [08:24]Singin＇ this＇ll be the day that I die