Along long time ago 

Ican still remember how that music used to make me smile 

AndI knew if I had my chance 

ThatI could make those people dance 

Andmaybe they´d be happy for a while. 

ButFebruary made me shiver 

Withevery paper I´d deliver 

Badnews on the doorstep 

Icouldn´t take one more step 

 

Ican´t remember if I cried 

WhenI read about his widowed bride 

Butsomething touched me deep inside 

Theday the music died 

 

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Sobye-bye, Miss American Pie 

Drovemy chevy to the levee 

Butthe levee was dry 

Andthem good old boys were drinkin´ whiskey and rye 

Singin´this´ll be the day that I die 

This´llbe the day that I die 

 

Didyou write the Book of Love 

Anddo you have faith in God above 

Ifthe Bible tells you so 

Doyou believe in rock ´n roll 

Canmusic save your mortal soul 

Andcan you teach me how to dance real slow 

 

Well,I know that you´re in love with him 

´CauseI saw you dancin´ in the gym 

Youboth kicked off your shoes 

Man,I dig those rhythm and blues 

 

Iwas a lonely teenage broncin´ buck 

Witha pink carnation and a pickup truck 

ButI knew I was out of luck 

Theday the music died 

 

Istarted singin´ 

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Nowfor ten years we´ve been on our own 

Andmoss grows fat on a rollin´ stone 

Butthat´s not how it used to be 

Whenthe jester sang for the King and Queen 

Ina coat he borrowed from James Dean 

Anda voice that came from you and me 

 

Oh,and while the King was looking down 

Thejester stole his thorny crown 

Thecourtroom was adjourned 

Noverdict was returned 

Andwhile Lennon read a book of Marx 

Thequartet practiced in the park 

Andwe sang dirges in the dark 

Theday the music died 

 

Wewere singing 

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HelterSkelter in a summer swelter 

TheByrds flew off with a fallout shelter 

Eightmiles high and falling fast 

Itlanded foul out on the grass 

Theplayers tried for a forward pass 

Withthe jester on the sidelines in a cast 

 

Nowthe half-time air was sweet perfume 

Whilethe Sergeants played a marching tune 

Weall got up to dance 

Oh,but we never got the chance 

´Causethe players tried to take the field 

Themarching band refused to yield 

Doyou recall what was revealed 

Theday the music died 

 

Westarted singing 

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Oh,and there we were all in one place 

Ageneration Lost in Space 

Withno time left to start again 

Socome on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick 

JackFlash sat on a candlestick 

´Causefire is the Devil´s only friend 

 

Oh,and as I watched him on the stage 

Myhands were clenched in fists of rage 

Noangel born in hell 

Couldbreak that Satan´s spell 

Andas the flames climbed high into the night 

Tolight the sacrifical rite 

Isaw Satan laughing with delight 

Theday the music died 

 

Hewas singing 

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Imet a girl who sang the blues 

AndI asked her for some happy news 

Butshe just smiled and turned away 

Iwent down to the sacred store 

WhereI´d heard the music years before 

Butthe man there said the music woudn´t play 

 

Andin the streets the children screamed 

Thelovers cried, and the poets dreamed 

Butnot a word was spoken 

Thechurch bells all were broken 

Andthe three men I admire most 

TheFather, Son and the Holy Ghost 

Theycaught the last train for the coast 

Theday the music died 

 

Andthey were singing 

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Theywere singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie 

Drovemy chevy to the levee 

Butthe levee was dry 

Themgood old boys were drinking whiskey and rye 

Singin´this´ll be the day that I die.