[00:00:01] A long long time ago [00:00:05] I can still remember how that music used to make me smile [00:00:13] And I knew if I had my chance [00:00:17] That I could make those people dance [00:00:20] And maybe they'd be happy for a while [00:00:27] But February made me shiver [00:00:30] With every paper I'd deliver [00:00:34] Bad news on the doorstep [00:00:37] I couldn't take one more step [00:00:42] I can't remember if I cried [00:00:45] When I read about his widowed bride [00:00:49] But something touched me deep inside [00:00:54] The day the music died [00:01:03] So Bye-bye Miss American Pie [00:01:08] Drove my chevy to the levee [00:01:11] But the levee was dry [00:01:14] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [00:01:18] Singin' this'll be the day that I die [00:01:23] This'll be the day that I die [00:01:29] Did you write the Book of Love [00:01:33] And do you have faith in God above [00:01:36] If the Bible tells you so [00:01:41] Do you believe in rock 'n roll [00:01:45] Can music save your mortal soul [00:01:48] And can you teach me how to dance real slow [00:01:54] Well I know that you're in love with him [00:01:59] 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym [00:02:02] You both kicked off your shoes [00:02:05] Man I dig those rhythm and blues [00:02:08] I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck [00:02:12] With a pink carnation and a pickup truck [00:02:15] But I knew I was out of luck [00:02:19] The day the music died [00:02:23] I started singin' [00:02:26] Bye-bye Miss American Pie [00:02:28] Drove my chevy to the levee [00:02:31] But the levee was dry [00:02:33] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [00:02:36] Singin' this'll be the day that I die [00:02:40] This'll be the day that I die [00:02:45] Now for ten years we've been on our own [00:02:48] And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone [00:02:52] But that's not how it used to be [00:02:57] When the jester sang for the King and Queen [00:03:01] In a coat he borrowed from James Dean [00:03:04] And a voice that came from you and me [00:03:11] Oh and while the King was looking down [00:03:15] The jester stole his thorny crown [00:03:19] The courtroom was adjourned [00:03:22] No verdict was returned [00:03:24] And while Lennon read a book of Marx [00:03:29] The quartet practiced in the park [00:03:32] And we sang dirges in the dark [00:03:36] The day the music died [00:03:38] We were singing [00:03:43] Bye-bye Miss American Pie [00:03:46] Drove my chevy to the levee [00:03:48] But the levee was dry [00:03:50] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [00:03:53] Singin' this'll be the day that I die [00:03:57] This'll be the day that I die [00:03:59] Helter Skelter in a summer swelter [00:04:05] The Byrds flew off with a fallout shelter [00:04:09] Eight miles high and falling fast [00:04:15] It landed foul out on the grass [00:04:17] The players tried for a forward pass [00:04:21] With the jester on the sidelines in a cast [00:04:28] Now the half-time air was sweet perfume [00:04:32] While the Sergeants played a marching tune [00:04:35] We all got up to dance [00:04:37] Oh but we never got the chance [00:04:43] 'Cause the players tried to take the field [00:04:45] The marching band refused to yield [00:04:50] Do you recall what was revealed [00:04:53] The day the music died [00:04:58] We started singing [00:05:00] Bye-bye Miss American Pie [00:05:01] Drove my chevy to the levee [00:05:04] But the levee was dry [00:05:06] And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [00:05:10] Singin' this'll be the day that I die [00:05:13] This'll be the day that I die