1] A long, long ago... I can remember How that music to make me smile And I knew if I had my That I could make those people And, maybe, they'd be happy for a But February made me With every I'd deliver Bad news on the I couldn't take one step I remember if I cried When I read his widowed bride But something touched me deep The day the died
So bye-bye, Miss Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the was dry And good old boys were drinking whiskey 'n rye Singing, "This'll be the day I die "This'll be the day I die."
2] Did you write the of love And do you have faith in God If the tells you so? Do you believe in 'n' roll Can save your mortal soul And can you teach me how to dance real Well, I know that in love with him I saw you dancin' in the gym You both kicked off shoes Man, I dig rhythm and blues I was a lonely teenage broncin' With a pink carnation and a pickup But I knew I was out of The day the died I singing
Bye, bye Miss Pie Drove my to the levee but the levee was dry And them ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye Singin' this'll be the day I die This'll be the day I die
3] Now for ten years been on our own And moss grows fat on a stone But not how it used to be When the jester sang for the king and In a coat he borrowed from Dean And a that came from you and me Oh, and while the king was down The jester stole his crown The courtroom was No verdict was And while read a book on Marx The quartet in the park And we sang in the dark The day the music We singing
Bye, bye Miss Pie Drove my to the levee but the levee was dry And them ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day I die
4] Helter skelter in a summer The birds flew off with a fallout Eight miles 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 Oh, but we got the chance! `cause the players tried to take the The marching band refused to Do you recall was revealed The day the music We started
Bye, bye American Pie Drove my Chevy to the levee but the was dry And them good ole boys were drinking and rye Singin' be the day that I die This'll be the day I die
5] Oh, and there we were all in one A generation in space With no left to start again So come on: Jack be nimble, be quick! Jack sat on a candlestick Cause fire is the only friend Oh, and as I him on the stage My hands were in fists of rage No angel in hell Could break that spell And as the climbed high into the night To the sacrificial rite I saw laughing with delight The day the music We were
Bye, bye Miss Pie my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day I die
6] I met a girl who sang the And I asked her for some news But she just smiled and away I went down to the sacred Where I'd heard the music years But the man there said the music play And in the streets: the children The lovers cried, and the dreamed But not a word was The church bells all were And the three men I most: The father, son, and the ghost They the last train for the coast The day the died And they were
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Bye, bye American Pie Drove my to the levee but the levee was dry And them good ole boys were drinking and rye this'll be the day that I die This'll be the day I die were singing Bye, bye Miss Pie my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry And good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye Singin' this'll be the day I die