A long long time ago
I can still remember
How that music us 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 awhile

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 
it teach me how to dance real slow

Well I know that your in love with 
him
Cause I saw you dancing in the gym
You both kicked off your 
shoes
And I did Gods rhythm and blues
I was a lonely teenage brock of 
luck
With a great carnation and a pick up truck
But I knew that I was out 
of luck
The day the music died
I started singing

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Bye 
bye miss. american pie
Drove my chevy to the levy
But the levy was 
dry
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Singing this will be 
the day that I die
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 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 broken
And all 
the three men, I admire most
The fathers son and the holy ghost
They 
caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died
I started 
singing

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