American Pie-Various Artists

[ti:American Pie] [ar:Various Artists] [al:Folk & Pop Favorites Of The '60S & '70S: Coffeehouse Classics] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.02]A long long time ago [00:04.77]I can still remember how that music used to make me smile [00:11.49] [00:15.42]And I knew if I had my chance [00:17.73] [00:19.18]That I could make those people dance [00:21.21] [00:23.81]And maybe they'd be happy for a while [00:26.60] [00:30.24]But February made me shiver [00:32.02] [00:33.75]With every paper I'd deliver [00:35.29] [00:37.35]Bad news on the doorstep [00:38.89] [00:40.77]I couldn't take one more step [00:42.36] [00:44.50]I can't remember if I cried [00:46.21] [00:48.29]When I read about his widowed bride [00:50.04] [00:51.68]But something touched me deep inside [00:53.48] [00:55.43]The day the music died [00:59.09] [01:04.28]So bye-bye Miss American Pie [01:07.31] [01:08.84]Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [01:12.20] [01:13.75]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [01:17.03] [01:17.97]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [01:20.50] [01:23.34]This'll be the day that I die [01:25.14] [01:29.51]Did you write the Book of Love [01:31.33] [01:32.15]And do you have faith in God above [01:33.97] [01:36.48]If the Bible tells you so [01:38.23] [01:40.61]And do you believe in rock 'n roll [01:43.44] [01:44.36]Can music save your mortal soul [01:47.06] [01:48.23]And can you teach me how to dance real slow [01:51.24] [01:54.49]Well I know that you're in love with him [01:57.91]'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym [02:00.69] [02:01.83]You both kicked off your shoes [02:03.69] [02:04.69]Man I dig those rhythm and blues [02:07.12] [02:08.41]I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck [02:11.25] [02:12.16]With a pink carnation and a pickup truck [02:14.65] [02:15.52]But I knew I was out of luck [02:18.41] [02:19.21]The day the music died [02:22.72] [02:25.04]I started singin' bye-bye Miss American Pie [02:28.36] [02:29.43]Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [02:32.05] [02:32.76]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [02:36.33]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [02:38.53] [02:40.64]This'll be the day that I die [02:42.39] [02:45.42]Now for ten years we've been on our own [02:48.01] [02:48.78]And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone [02:51.43] [02:52.89]But that's not how it used to be [02:55.00] [02:57.29]When the jester sang for the King and Queen [03:00.04] [03:00.84]In a coat he borrowed from James Dean [03:03.36] [03:04.39]And a voice that came from you and me [03:08.20] [03:11.28]Oh and while the King was looking down [03:13.81] [03:14.92]The jester stole his thorny crown [03:17.59] [03:18.28]The courtroom was adjourned [03:19.89] [03:21.31]No verdict was returned [03:23.51] [03:25.00]And while Lennon read a book of Marx [03:27.93] [03:28.89]The quartet practiced in the park [03:31.23] [03:32.11]And we sang dirges in the dark [03:34.95] [03:35.82]The day the music died [03:39.18] [03:41.65]We were singing bye-bye Miss American Pie [03:44.89] [03:46.09]Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [03:48.72] [03:49.48]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [03:52.12] [03:52.84]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [03:55.07] [03:56.99]This'll be the day that I die [03:58.52] [04:02.18]Helter Skelter in a summer swelter [04:04.34] [04:05.98]The byrds flew off with a fallout shelter [04:08.24] [04:09.38]Eight miles high and falling fast [04:11.56] [04:13.90]It landed foul out on the grass [04:17.04] [04:17.77]The players tried for a forward pass [04:20.17] [04:20.99]With the jester on the sidelines in a cast [04:24.40] [04:27.74]Now the half-time air was sweet perfume [04:30.21] [04:31.62]While the Sergeants played a marching tune [04:33.82] [04:34.74]We all got up to dance oh but we never got the chance [04:40.42] [04:41.70]'Cause the players tried to take the field [04:44.24] [04:45.43]The marching band refused to yield [04:48.18] [04:49.10]Do you recall what was revealed [04:51.29] [04:52.42]The day the music died [04:55.90] [04:58.02]We started singing bye-bye Miss American Pie [05:01.23] [05:02.54]Drove my chevy to the levee But the levee was dry [05:05.28] [05:05.90]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [05:08.65] [05:09.34]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [05:11.60] [05:13.52]This'll be the day that I die [05:15.10] [05:18.71]Oh and there we were all in one place [05:20.93] [05:22.16]A generation Lost in Space [05:24.50] [05:25.93]With no time left to start again [05:27.69] [05:30.14]So come on Jack be nimble Jack be quick [05:33.10] [05:34.25]Jack Flash sat on a candlestick [05:35.95] [05:37.56]'Cause fire is the devil's only friend [05:40.91] [05:44.62]Oh and as I watched him on the stage [05:47.89]My hands were clenched in fists of rage [05:50.55] [05:51.88]No angel born in hell [05:53.39] [05:54.91]Could break that satan's spell [05:56.26] [05:58.06]And as the flames climbed high into the night [06:00.77] [06:01.80]To light the sacrificial rite [06:04.56] [06:05.15]I saw Satan laughing with delight [06:07.92] [06:08.79]The day the music died [06:12.48] [06:14.56]He was singing bye-bye Miss American Pie [06:18.42] [06:19.06]Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [06:21.79] [06:22.73]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [06:25.31] [06:25.92]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [06:28.04] [06:29.97]This'll be the day that I die [06:31.50] [06:36.87]I met a girl who sang the blues [06:38.39] [06:40.36]And I asked her for some happy news [06:42.35] [06:44.63]But she just smiled and turned away [06:47.00] [06:50.85]I went down to the sacred store [06:52.50] [06:54.42]Where I'd heard the music years before [06:56.49] [06:57.97]But the man there said the music wouldn't play [07:01.44] [07:05.20]And in the streets the children screamed [07:07.22] [07:08.51]The lovers cried and the poets dreamed [07:10.50] [07:11.92]But not a word was spoken [07:13.53] [07:14.83]The church bells all were broken [07:16.67] [07:18.91]And the three men I admire most [07:20.72] [07:22.12]The Father Son and the Holy Ghost [07:24.72] [07:25.86]They caught the last train for the coast [07:28.39] [07:30.00]The day the music died [07:32.89] [07:36.55]And they were singing bye-bye Miss American Pie [07:42.28] [07:43.59]Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [07:47.66] [07:48.81]And them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye [07:52.81] [07:53.91]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [07:56.78] [07:59.97]This'll be the day that I die [08:01.92] [08:05.83]They were singing bye-bye Miss American Pie [08:10.45] [08:11.84]Drove my chevy to the levee but the levee was dry [08:15.44] [08:16.89]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye [08:20.31] [08:21.39]Singin' this'll be the day that I die [08:24.09] [08:24.92]American Pie - Various Artists [08:27.59]