A long, long time ago
I can still remember
How that music use to make me smile
And I knew that if I had my 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
And can music save your mortal soul
And can you teach me how to dance real slow
We'll, I know that you're in love with him
Cause I saw you dancin in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
(Both kicked off your shoes)
Man I did those rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage bronc in buck
With a pink carnation and a pick up truck
But I knew that
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
And good ole boys were drinkin
whiskey and rye
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
Then I went down to this sacred store
Where I heard the music years before
But the man there said the music
wouldn't play
We'll now in the streets
the children screamed
(The children scream)
The lovers cry and the poets dreamed
(The poets dream)
But not a word was spoken
(Not word was spoken)
The church bells all were broken
And the three men
I admired the most,
The father, son and the holy ghost
They caught the last train
For the coast the day the music died.
We started singin bye, bye
Miss American pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
but the levee was dry
And good ole boys were drinkin
whiskey and rye
Singin this'll be the day that I die;
This'll be the day that I die

Bye, bye
Miss American pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
but the levee was dry
And good ole boys were drinkin
whiskey and rye
Singin this'll be the day that I die;
This'll be the day that I die
We started singin,
We started singin,
We started singin,
We started singin. be alright(together we