[ti:American Pie ]
[ar:Don McLean]
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[00:01.49]A long long time ago
[00:05.71] I can still remember how that music used to make me smile
[00:13.62] And I knew if I had my chance
[00:17.26] That I could make those people dance
[00:20.53] And maybe they'd be happy for a while
[00:27.25] But February made me shiver
[00:30.51] With every paper I'd deliver
[00:34.31] Bad news on the doorstep
[00:37.86] I couldn't take one more step
[00:42.45] I can't remember if I cried
[00:45.15] When I read about his widowed bride
[00:49.84] But something touched me deep inside
[00:54.61] The day the music died
[01:03.78] So Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[01:08.90] Drove my chevy to the levee
[01:11.96] But the levee was dry
[01:14.11] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[01:18.48] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[01:23.63] This'll be the day that I die
[01:29.94] Did you write the Book of Love
[01:33.17] And do you have faith in God above
[01:36.81] If the Bible tells you so
[01:41.55] Do you believe in rock 'n roll
[01:45.06] Can music save your mortal soul
[01:48.50] And can you teach me how to dance real slow
[01:54.92] Well I know that you're in love with him
[01:59.02] 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
[02:02.57] You both kicked off your shoes
[02:05.86] Man I dig those rhythm and blues
[02:08.75] I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
[02:12.65] With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
[02:15.76] But I knew I was out of luck
[02:19.20] The day the music died
[02:23.86] I started singin'
[02:26.74] Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[02:28.89] Drove my chevy to the levee
[02:31.39] But the levee was dry
[02:33.00] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[02:36.49] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[02:40.35] This'll be the day that I die
[02:45.31] Now for ten years we've been on our own
[02:48.38] And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
[02:52.96] But that's not how it used to be
[02:57.46] When the jester sang for the King and Queen
[03:01.04] In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
[03:04.59] And a voice that came from you and me
[03:11.55] Oh and while the King was looking down
[03:15.69] The jester stole his thorny crown
[03:19.18] The courtroom was adjourned
[03:22.22] No verdict was returned
[03:24.10] And while Lennon read a book of Marx
[03:29.26] The quartet practiced in the park
[03:32.96] And we sang dirges in the dark
[03:36.36] The day the music died
[03:38.81] We were singing
[03:43.37] Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[03:46.40] Drove my chevy to the levee
[03:48.29] But the levee was dry
[03:50.21] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[03:53.43] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[03:57.30] This'll be the day that I die
[03:59.83] Helter Skelter in a summer swelter
[04:05.82] The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter
[04:09.47] Eight miles high and falling fast
[04:15.38] It landed foul out on the grass
[04:17.86] The players tried for a forward pass
[04:21.68] With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
[04:28.36] Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
[04:32.20] While the Sergeants played a marching tune
[04:35.60] We all got up to dance
[04:37.90] Oh but we never got the chance
[04:43.72] 'Cause the players tried to take the field
[04:45.88] The marching band refused to yield
[04:50.36] Do you recall what was revealed
[04:53.40] The day the music died
[04:58.23] We started singing
[05:00.26] Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[05:01.88] Drove my chevy to the levee
[05:04.76] But the levee was dry
[05:06.34] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[05:10.11] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[05:13.71] This'll be the day that I die
[05:16.34] Oh and there we were all in one place
[05:22.62] A generation Lost in Space
[05:26.38] With no time left to start again
[05:31.05] So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick
[05:34.68] Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
[05:38.33] 'Cause fire is the Devil's only friend
[05:41.92] Oh and as I watched him on the stage
[05:48.99] My hands were clenched in fists of rage
[05:52.36] No angel born in hell
[05:55.61] Could break that Satan's spell
[05:58.67] And as the flames climbed high into the night
[06:02.66] To light the sacrifical rite
[06:06.17] I saw Satan laughing with delight
[06:09.56] The day the music died
[06:15.53] He was singing
[06:17.48] Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[06:19.52] Drove my chevy to the levee
[06:21.90] But the levee was dry
[06:23.65] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[06:26.71] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[06:30.79] This'll be the day that I die
[06:37.23] I met a girl who sang the blues
[06:40.33] And I asked her for some happy news
[06:44.90] But she just smiled and turned away
[06:49.62] I went down to the sacred store
[06:52.32] Where I'd heard the music years before
[06:56.38] But the man there said the music wouldn't play
[07:04.67] And in the streets the children screamed
[07:08.17] The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
[07:11.92] But not a word was spoken
[07:15.32] The church bells all were broken
[07:20.42] And the three men I admire most
[07:24.15] The Father Son and the Holy Ghost
[07:28.26] They caught the last train for the coast
[07:32.44] The day the music died
[07:39.70] And they were singing
[07:41.20] Bye-bye Miss American Pie
[07:46.66] Drove my chevy to the levee
[07:49.64] But the levee was dry
[07:52.36] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
[07:57.86] Singin' this'll be the day that I die
[08:02.36] This'll be the day that I die
[08:08.57] They were singing bye-bye Miss American Pie
[08:15.10] Drove my chevy to the levee
[08:17.64] But the levee was dry
[08:20.37] Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[08:23.39] Singin' this'll be the day that I die