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 may be they'd be happy for a while
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 rockroll
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're dancing in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes,
Man, I dig those rhythmblues
I was a lonely teenage broncing buck
With a pink carnationa pick-up truck
　 But I knew 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
　 Then good old boys were drinking whiskeyrye
　 Singing 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 for her some happy news
　 But she just smiledturned away
　 I went down to the sacred store
　 Where I heard the music years before
　 But the man there said the music wouldn't play
　 In the streets the children screamed
　 The lovers criedthe poets dreamed but not a word was spoken
　 The church bells all were broken
　 And the three men I admire the most, the Father, Son,the Holy Ghost
　 They caught the last train for the coast the day the music died
　 And they were singing
　 Bye bye, Miss American Pie
　 Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
　 Then good old boys were drinking whiskeyrye
　 Singing this'll be the day that I die
　 This'll be the day that I die
　 We started singing