American Pie by DON McCLEAN
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A long, long time ago I can still remember
How that music used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance that I could make those people dance
And maybe they’d be happy for a while
But February made me shiver with every paper I’d deliver
Bad news on the door step I couldn’t take one more step
I can’t remember if I cried when I read his widowed bride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
Chorus:-
So bye bye Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levy but the levy was dry
And them good old boys were drinking whisky and rye
Singing this’ll be the day that I die
This’ll be the day that I die
Did you write the book of love
And do you have faith in God above, if the Bible tells you so
And do you believe in rock and roll
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
Then I dig those rhythmic blues
I was a lonely teenage broken pup
With a pink carnation and a pick up truck
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died
Chorus
For ten years we’ve been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
But that’s not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
While the king was looking down
The jester stole his thorny crown
The court room was adjourned, no verdict was returned
While Lenin read a book on Marx the court tech practised in the park
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died
Chorus
Helter skelter in the summer swelter
The birds flew off with the fall out shelter
Eight miles high and falling fast
It landed fowl on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
The half time air was sweet perfume
While the sergeants played a marching tune
We all got up to dance but we never got the chance
Cos the players tried to take the field
The marching band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died
Chorus
In there we were all in one place
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again
So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candle stick
Cos fire is the devils only friend
As I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in heaven could break that Satan spell
And as the planes climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial light
I saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
Chorus
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I’d heard the music years before
But the men there said the music wouldn’t play
And in the streets the children screamed
The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men I admire most
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
Chorus (twice)