A long, long time ago I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while.
But February made me shiver
With every paper I delivered,
Bad news on the door step,
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
Them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey 'n' rye
Singin this will be the day that I die.
This will be the day that I die.
Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above,
If the bible tells you so.
And do you believe in rock 'n' roll?
Can music save your mortal soul?
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Well I know that you're in love with him
Cuz I saw you dancin' in the gym.
You both kicked off your shoes
And I dig those rhythm and blues.
I was a lonely teenage bronkin' buck
With a pink carnation and a pick up truck
But I knew I was out of luck,
The day, the music, died.
I started singin
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey 'n' rye
Singin this will be the day that I die.
This will 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 that'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 voice that came from you and me.
Oh and while the king was looking down,
The jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned;
No verdict was returned.
And while Lennon read a book on Marx,
The quartet practiced in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark,
The day, the music, died.
We were singin'
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey 'n' rye
Singin this will be the day that I die.
This will be the day that I die.
Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter,
Eight miles high and fallin' fast.
It landed foul on the grass.
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast.
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While the sergeants played a marching tune.
We all got up to dance
Oh but we never got the chance.
As 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 singin'
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey 'n' rye
Singin this will be the day that I die.
This will be the day that I die.
Oh 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 candle stick
Because fire is the devils only friend.
Oh and as I watched him on the stage,
My hands were clinched 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.
He was singin'
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey 'n' rye
Singin this will be the day that I die.
This will be the day that I die.
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away.
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play.
And in the streets the children screamed,
The lovers 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 singin'
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey 'n' rye
Singin this will be the day that I die.
This will be the day that I die.
They were singin'
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good ol' boys were drinkin' whiskey 'n' rye
Singin' this will be the day that I die.
American Pie, Pts. 1 & 2
Don McLean
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Lyrics by Don McLean
(Take Me Back to My) Boots and Saddles 1967 A Brand New World Addicted To Black Aftermath Aftermath [*] Aftermath [#] American Pie American Pie [From Algo Casi Perfecto] American Pie [From Born on the 4th of July] American Pie [Full Album Version] American Pie [Long Version] American Pie [Original Version] American Pie [Version] American Pie Pt. 1 American Pie, Pt. 1 American Pie, Pt. 1-2 American Pie, Pts. 1-2 Among My Souvenirs Ancient History And I Love You And I Love You [Live] And I Love You So Angry Words Babylon Babylon [Live] Bad Girl Believers Birthday Song Blue Christmas Bronco Bill's Lament Bronco Bill's Lament Building My Body Burgundian Carol Castles In The Air Castles in the Air (Three Flights Up) Castles in the Air [Mediarts Version] Castles in the Air [Millenium Version] Castles in the Air [Retake] Chain Lightning Circus Song Color TV Blues Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep) Crazy Crazy Eyes Crossroads Crying Crying [Original Recording] Crying In The Chapel Devil Woman Did You Know Don't Burn The Bridge Don't Burn The Bridge Dream Lover Dream Lover [#][*] Dreidel Dreidel [Live] Dreidle El Paso Empty Chairs Every Day Everybody Loves Me Baby Everybody Loves Me, Baby Everyday Falling Through Time Fashion Victim Flight Of Dragons Fool's Paradise Fool's Paradise (Single Version) Fool's Paradise (Single Version) General Store Genesis (In The Beginning) Go Tell It on the Mountain God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Great Big Man Happy Trails Have You Seen Me Headroom Hit Parade Of Love Homeless Brother Hush Little Baby I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day I Was Always Young I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome (Blue & Lonesome Too) If We Try If We Try [Slow Version] If You Could Read My Mind If You Could Read My Mind [*] If Youn Could Read My Mind Infinity Isn't It Strange It Came Upon a Midnight Clear It Doesn't Matter Anymore It Had to Be You It Was a Very Good Year It's A Beautiful Life It's Just The Sun It's A Beautiful Life It's Just The Sun Jerusalem Jump Kaw-Liga La I Love You La La I Love You La La Love You La Love You Left For Dead On The Road Of Love Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Little Cowboy Love Hurts Love Letters Love Me Love Me Tender Lovers Love The Spring Lovesick Blues Magdalene Lane Magdalene Lane [Live] Maybe Baby Miss American Pie Mother Nature Mother Nature [*] Mother Nature [#] Narcisissma No Reason For Your Dreams O Little Town Of Bethlehem Oh My What A Shame On The Amazon One In A Row Orphans Of Wealth Pretty Paper Prime Time Promise To Remember Raining in My Heart Respectable Ribbon of Darkness Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Sea Cruise Sea Man Siamese Twins Siamese Twins (Joined at the Heart) Silent Night Since I Don't Have You Since I Don't Have You Sister Fatima Sitting On Top Of The World Someone to Watch over Me South of the Border Stardust Starry Starry Night Superman's Ghost Superman's Ghost Tapestry That's All Right That's All Right The Birthday Song The Christmas Song The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open ... The Christmas Waltz The Grave The More You Pay The Pattern Is Broken The Pride Parade The River of Love The Story of My Life The Three Of Us The Very Thought of You The Wrong Thing to Do This Little Girl (Daddy-O) This Old Man Three Flights Up Till the Swelling Goes Down Till Tomorrow Timber Trail Time Goes By To Have And To Hold Toyland Turkey in the Straw [#] Vincent Vincent (Starry Starry Night) Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) Vincent [Live] What Will the World Be Like When a Good Thing Goes Bad When Love Begins Where Have All the Flowers Gone? Where Were You Baby? White Christmas Winter Has Me In Its Grip Winterwood Wonderful Baby Wonderful Baby [Live] Wonderful Night Words And Music You Gave Me a Mountain You Gave Me a Mountain You Have Lived You Who Love the Truth Your Cheatin' Heart Your Cheatin' Heart Your Cheating Heart
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