A long long time ago I can still remember   How that music used 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      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 pick-up truck   But I knew that I was out of luck   The day the music died      I started singing   "Bye, bye, Miss American Pie   Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry   And good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye   Singing 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      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      We started singin'   "Bye, bye, Miss American Pie   Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry   And good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye   Singing 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 old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye   Singing 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'