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 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 and 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 dancin' in the gym

　　You both kicked off your shoes

　　Man, I dig those rhythm and blues

　　I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck

　　With a pink carnation and a pickup truck

　　But I knew I was out of luck

　　The day the music died

　　I started singin'

　　Chorus

　　Bye, bye Miss American Pie

　　Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

　　Them good ole boys were drinking 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 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 most –

　　the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost –

　　They caught the last train for the coast

　　The day the music died

　　We started singing

　　- Chorus (2x) -

　　We started singing

　　We started singing