American Pie

A long, long time ago
 I can still remember
 How that music used to make me smile
 And I knew that if I had my chance
 I could make those people dance
 And maybe they'd be happy for a while
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 Did you write the book of love?
 And do you have faith in God above
 If the Bible tells you so?
 Now do you believe in rock 'n' roll?
 And 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 'cause I
 Saw you dancing in the gym
 You both kicked off your shoes (both kicked off your shoes)
 Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
 I was a lonely teenage bronking buck
 With a pink carnation and a pick-up truck but I
 Knew that I was out of luck
 The day the music died
 I started singing
 Bye, bye, Miss American Pie
 Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
 And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
 Singing this will be the day that I die
 This will be the day that I die
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 I met a girl who sang the blues and I
 Asked her for some happy news
 But she just smiled and turned away
 Well, 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
 Well now, in the streets the children screamed (the children screamed)
 The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed (the poets dreamed)
 But not a word was spoken (not a word was spoken)
 The church bells all were broken
 And the three men I admire the most
 The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
 They caught the last train for the coast
 The day the music died
 We started singing
 Bye, bye, Miss American Pie
 Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
 And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
 Singing this'll be the day that I die
 This'll be the day that I die
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 Bye, bye, Miss American Pie
 Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
 And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
 Singing this'll be the day that I die
 This'll be the day that I die
 We started singing
 We started singing
 We started singing
 We started singing