A long, time ago... I can still How that music used to me smile. And I knew if I had my That I could those people dance And, maybe, be happy for a while.
But made me shiver every paper I'd deliver. Bad on the doorstep; I couldn't take one step.
I can't if I cried I read about his widowed bride, But something me deep inside The day the died.
So bye-bye, american pie. Drove my to the levee, But the was dry. And good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin', "this'll be the day I die. "this'll be the day I die."
Did you write the of love, And do you faith in God above, If the Bible you so? Do you in rock 'n roll, Can music save your soul, And can you teach me how to dance real
Well, I that you're in love with him `cause I saw you in the gym. You kicked off your shoes. Man, I dig rhythm and blues.
I was a lonely broncin' buck With a pink carnation and a truck, But I I was out of luck The day the died.
I singin', "bye-bye, american pie." my chevy to the levee, But the was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin' and rye And singin', "this'll be the day I die. "this'll be the day I die."
Now for ten years been on our own And moss grows fat on a stone, But that's not how it to be. When the jester for the king and queen, In a coat he borrowed from james And a voice that from you and me,
Oh, and while the king was down, The jester stole his crown. The was adjourned; No was returned. And while lennon a book of marx, The practiced in the park, And we sang dirges in the The day the died.
We singing, "bye-bye, american pie." my chevy to the levee, But the was dry. Them good old boys were whiskey and rye And singin', "this'll be the day I die. "this'll be the day I die."
Helter skelter in a swelter. The birds flew off a fallout shelter, Eight high and falling fast. It foul on the grass. The players tried for a pass, With the jester on the in a cast.
Now the air was sweet perfume While the sergeants a marching tune. We all got up to dance, Oh, but we got the chance! `cause the players tried to take the The marching refused to yield. Do you recall what was The day the music
We singing, "bye-bye, american pie." my chevy to the levee, But the was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin' and rye And singin', "this'll be the day I die. "this'll be the day I die."
Oh, and we were all in one place, A lost in space With no time to start again. So on: jack be nimble, jack be quick! Jack sat on a candlestick fire is the devil's only friend.
Oh, and as I watched him on the My hands clenched in fists of rage. No angel born in Could that satan's spell. And as the flames climbed into the night To light the rite, I saw satan laughing delight The day the music
He was singing, "bye-bye, american pie." my chevy to the levee, But the was dry. Them good old boys drinkin' whiskey and rye And singin', "this'll be the day I die. "this'll be the day I die."
I met a girl who sang the And I asked her for happy news, But she just and turned away. I went down to the sacred Where I'd heard the music before, But the man there the music wouldn't play.
And in the streets: the screamed, The lovers cried, and the dreamed. But not a word was The church bells all broken. And the three men I admire The father, son, and the ghost, caught the last train for the coast The day the died.
And were singing, "bye-bye, miss pie." my chevy to the levee, But the was dry. And them good old boys were whiskey and rye Singin', "this'll be the day I die. "this'll be the day I die."
They singing, "bye-bye, american pie." Drove my to the levee, But the was dry. Them good old were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin', "this'll be the day I die."