American Pie-Don McLean

[00:01.82]A long long time ago [00:04.94]I can still remember how that music used to make me smile [00:13.36]And I knew if I had my chance [00:16.86]That I could make those people dance [00:19.48]And maybe they'd be happy for a while. [00:26.72]But February made me shiver [00:30.21]With every paper I'd deliver [00:33.77]Bad news on the doorstep [00:37.20]I couldn't take one more step [00:41.94]I can't remember if I cried [00:44.81]When I read about his widowed bride [00:49.81]But something touched me deep inside [00:54.30]The day the music died [01:01.97] [01:04.22]So Bye-bye' Miss American Pie [01:07.90]Drove my chevy to the levee [01:11.08]But the levee was dry [01:13.77]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [01:17.95]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [01:23.50]This'll be the day that I die [01:30.49]Did you write the Book of Love [01:32.68]And do you have faith in God above [01:37.60]If the Bible tells you so [01:39.48]Do you believe in rock 'n roll [01:44.34]Can music save your mortal soul [01:47.71]And can you teach me how to dance real slow [01:54.08]Well' I know that you're in love with him [01:57.76]'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym [02:01.25]You both kicked off your shoes [02:04.19]Man' I dig those rhythm and blues [02:08.18]I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck [02:11.49]With a pink carnation and a pickup truck [02:14.92]But I knew I was out of luck [02:18.35]The day the music died [02:24.59]I started singin' [02:25.78]Bye-bye' Miss American Pie [02:28.65]Drove my chevy to the levee [02:30.64]But the levee was dry [02:32.27]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [02:35.51]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [02:39.63]This'll be the day that I die [02:43.87] [02:44.44]Now for ten years we've been on our own [02:47.93]And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone [02:51.80]But that's not how it used to be [02:54.86]When the jester sang for the King and Queen [02:59.97]In a coat he borrowed from James Dean [03:03.72]And a voice that came from you and me [03:09.08] [03:10.39]Oh' and while the King was looking down [03:14.39]The jester stole his thorny crown [03:17.63]The courtroom was adjourned [03:21.19]No verdict was returned [03:24.00]And while Lennon read a book of Marx [03:27.87]The quartet practiced in the park [03:31.17]And we sang dirges in the dark [03:34.79]The day the music died [03:40.22] [03:40.78]We were singing [03:41.84]Bye-bye' Miss American Pie [03:44.96]Drove my chevy to the levee [03:46.90]But the levee was dry [03:48.46]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [03:51.89]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [03:56.01]This'll be the day that I die [03:59.44] [04:01.38]Helter Skelter in a summer swelter [04:04.18]The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter [04:07.55]Eight miles high and falling fast [04:13.86]It landed foul out on the grass [04:16.23]The players tried for a forward pass [04:19.66]With the jester on the sidelines in a cast [04:23.15]Now the half-time air was sweet perfume [04:30.58]While the Sergeants played a marching tune [04:33.70]We all got up to dance [04:36.82]Oh' but we never got the chance [04:40.69]'Cause the players tried to take the field [04:43.93]The marching band refused to yield [04:47.55]Do you recall what was revealed [04:51.05]The day the music died [04:54.66]We started singing [04:58.28]Bye-bye' Miss American Pie [05:01.22]Drove my chevy to the levee [05:03.21]But the levee was dry [05:05.02]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [05:08.39]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [05:12.45]This'll be the day that I die [05:15.44] [05:17.32]Oh' and there we were all in one place [05:20.44]A generation Lost in Space [05:24.31]With no time left to start again [05:27.55]So come on' Jack be nimble' Jack be quick [05:32.98]Jack Flash sat on a candlestick [05:36.41]'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend [05:43.15]Oh' and as I watched him on the stage [05:46.52]My hands were clenched in fists of rage [05:49.95]No angel born in hell [05:53.63]Could break that Satan's spell [05:56.38]And as the flames climbed high into the night [06:00.31]To light the sacrifical rite [06:03.74]I saw Satan laughing with delight [06:07.17]The day the music died [06:12.67] [06:13.41]He was singing [06:14.35]Bye-bye' Miss American Pie [06:17.47]Drove my chevy to the levee [06:18.84]But the levee was dry [06:21.34]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [06:24.58]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [06:28.64]This'll be the day that I die [06:32.88] [06:35.00]I met a girl who sang the blues [06:38.12]And I asked her for some happy news [06:42.31]But she just smiled and turned away [06:46.86]I went down to the sacred store [06:49.98]Where I'd heard the music years before [06:53.97]But the man there said the music wouldn't play [07:00.78] [07:01.96]And in the streets the children screamed [07:06.20]The lovers cried' and the poets dreamed [07:09.82]But not a word was spoken [07:13.19]The church bells all were broken [07:17.56]And the three men I admire most [07:21.56]The Father' Son and the Holy Ghost [07:25.49]They caught the last train for the coast [07:29.42]The day the music died [07:36.09]And they were singing [07:39.15]Bye-bye' Miss American Pie [07:43.89]Drove my chevy to the levee [07:46.83]But the levee was dry [07:49.39]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [07:54.81]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [07:59.81]This'll be the day that I die [08:05.42]They were singing bye-bye' Miss American Pie [08:11.91]Drove my chevy to the levee [08:14.41]But the levee was dry [08:15.84]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye [08:18.78]Singin' this'll be the day that I die