American Pie

A long, long time ago

I can still remember

How that music used to make me smile

And I knew that if I had one chance

I could make those people dance

And maybe 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 rock ’n 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

Man, I dig those rhythm and blues

I was a lonely teenage brock of luck

With a great carnation and a pickup truck

But I knew that I was out of luck

The day the music died

We started singing

Bye-bye, Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee

But the levee was dry

Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye

Singing "This will be the day that I die

Oh, this will 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

Well, 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

Well now, 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 the most

The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost

They caught the last train for the coast

The day the music died

I started singing

Bye-bye, Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee

But the levee was dry

Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye

Singing "This will be the day that I die

Oh, this will be the day that I die"

I started singing

Bye-bye, Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee

But the levee was dry

Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye

Singing "This will be the day that I die

Oh, this will we the day that I die"

We started singing

We started singing

We started singing

We started singing

• Artist:Sarah Jane Scott
• Album:Sarah Jane Scott (2019)