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
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 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´..

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Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
Drove my chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
And them good old 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
I went down to the sacred store
Where I´d heard the music years before
But the man there said the music woudn´t play

And 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

And they started singin´..
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