Karaoké American Pie Don McLean

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 doorstep

I couldn't take one more step

I can't remember if I cried when I read about his widowed bride

But something touched me deep inside the day the music

Died

So bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

Singin' 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

Mmh now 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 'cos I saw you dancin' in the gym

You both kicked off your shoes

Man I dig those rhythm and blues

I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck

With a pink carnation and a pickup truck

But I knew I was out of luck the day the music died

I started singin'

Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

And singin' This'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

Now for ten years we've been on our own and moss grows fat on a rollin' 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

Oh and while the king was lookin' down the jester stole his thorny crown

The courtroom was adjourned

No verdict was returned

And while Lennon read a book on Marx the quartet practiced in the park

And we sang dirges in the dark the day the music died

We were singin'

Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

And singin' This'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

Helter skelter in a summer swelter

The birds flew off with a fallout shelter

Eight miles high and fallin' fast

It landed foul on the grass

The players tried for a forward pass

With the jester on the sidelines in a cast

Now the halftime air was sweet perfume while the sergeants played a marchin' tune

We all got up to dance

Oh but we never got the chance

'Cos the players tried to take the field

The marchin' band refused to yield

Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died

We started singin'

Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

And singin' This'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

Oh and 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 candlestick 'cos fire is the devil's only friend

Oh and as I watched him on the stage my hands were clenched in fists of rage

No angel born in hell could break that Satan's spell

And as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial rite

I saw Satan laughin' with delight the day the music died

He was singin'

Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

And singin' This'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

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 man 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

And they were singin'

Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

Singin' This'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

They were singin'

Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye

Singin' This'll be the day that I die