| [00:05.93] | A long long time ago |
| [00:08.77] | I can still remember how that music used to make me smile |
| [00:16.17] | And I knew if I had my chance |
| [00:19.22] | That I could make those people dance |
| [00:21.94] | And maybe they'd be happy for a while. |
| [00:26.60] | |
| [00:37.55] | Did you write the Book of Love |
| [00:40.33] | And do you have faith in God above |
| [00:44.19] | If the Bible tells you so |
| [00:49.46] | Do you believe in rock 'n roll |
| [00:53.42] | Can music save your mortal soul |
| [00:56.96] | And can you teach me how to dance real slow |
| [01:04.04] | |
| [01:04.27] | Well, I know that you're in love with him |
| [01:07.86] | 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym |
| [01:11.32] | You both kicked off your shoes |
| [01:14.78] | Man, I dig those rhythm and blues |
| [01:18.19] | |
| [01:18.71] | I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck |
| [01:21.68] | With a pink carnation and a pickup truck |
| [01:26.31] | But I knew I was out of luck |
| [01:29.41] | The day the music died |
| [01:34.16] | |
| [01:35.85] | I started singin' |
| [01:36.89] | Bye-bye, Miss American Pie |
| [01:39.81] | Drove my chevy to the levee |
| [01:41.92] | But the levee was dry |
| [01:43.59] | And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye |
| [01:47.09] | Singin' this'll be the day that I die |
| [01:51.22] | This'll be the day that I die |
| [01:54.73] | |
| [02:00.35] | I met a girl who sang the blues |
| [02:03.81] | And I asked her for some happy news |
| [02:07.32] | But she just smiled and turned away |
| [02:10.91] | I went down to the sacred store |
| [02:15.38] | Where I'd heard the music years before |
| [02:18.84] | But the man there said the music wouldn't play |
| [02:24.06] | |
| [02:25.80] | And in the streets the children screamed |
| [02:29.85] | The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed |
| [02:33.37] | But not a word was spoken |
| [02:35.73] | The church bells all were broken |
| [02:39.20] | |
| [02:39.90] | And the three men I admire most |
| [02:43.74] | The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost |
| [02:47.23] | They caught the last train for the coast |
| [02:50.47] | The day the music died |
| [02:55.29] | |
| [02:56.63] | And they were singing |
| [02:57.68] | Bye-bye, Miss American Pie |
| [03:00.49] | Drove my chevy to the levee |
| [03:02.59] | But the levee was dry |
| [03:03.96] | And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye |
| [03:07.52] | Singin' this'll be the day that I die |
| [03:11.25] | This'll be the day that I die |
| [03:15.01] | |
| [03:16.93] | They were singing bye-bye, Miss American Pie |
| [03:23.19] | Drove my chevy to the levee |
| [03:25.63] | But the levee was dry |
| [03:26.80] | Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye |
| [03:30.12] | Singin' this'll be the day that I die |
| [03:34.59] | This'll be the day that I die |
| [03:38.46] |