Bye Bye Miss American Pie - Red Tracy

[00:01.459]A long long time ago I can still remember
[00:07.187]How that music used to make me smile
[00:13.203]And I knew if I had my chance
[00:16.692]That I could make those people dance
[00:19.709]And maybe they'd be happy for a while
[00:25.443]But February made me shiver
[00:28.690]with every paper I'd deliver
[00:31.695]Bad news on the doorstep
[00:34.692]I couldn't take one more step
[00:37.462]I can't remember if I cried
[00:40.206]When I read about his widowed bride
[00:43.688]But something touched me deep inside
[00:47.384]The day the music died
[00:55.385]
[00:58.898]So... Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[01:03.130]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[01:07.395]Them good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[01:12.148]Singing this'll be the day that I die
[01:15.876]This'll be the day that I die
[01:18.884]
[01:22.150]Did you write the book of love
[01:26.630]And do you have faith in God above
[01:31.142]If the Bible tells you so?
[01:37.136]Now do you believe in rock and roll?
[01:40.634]Can music save your mortal soul?
[01:48.888]And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
[01:53.634]Well, I know that you're in love with him
[01:58.132]cause I saw you dancing in the gym
[02:01.138]You both kicked off your shoes
[02:05.882]Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
[02:09.890]I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
[02:13.630]With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
[02:18.139]But I knew I was out of luck
[02:25.632]The day the music died
[02:27.129]I started singing
[02:30.648]Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[02:34.894]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[02:39.144]Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[02:43.890]Singing this'll be the day that I die
[02:48.146]This'll be the day that I die
[02:49.639]
[02:53.878]Now, for ten years we've been on our own
[02:57.895]And moss grows fat on a rolling stone
[03:04.099]But that's not how it used to be
[03:08.804]When the jester sang for the king and queen
[03:12.786]In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
[03:20.801]And a voice that came from you and me
[03:25.550]Oh and while the king was looking down
[03:30.019]The jester stole his thorny crown
[03:33.999]The courtroom was adjourned
[03:38.009]No verdict was returned
[03:42.263]And while Lenin read a book on Marx
[03:46.011]The quartet practiced in the park
[03:50.502]And we sang dirges in the dark
[03:57.005]The day the music died
[03:58.994]We were singing
[04:02.254]Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[04:06.751]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[04:10.999]Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[04:15.510]Singing this'll be the day that I die
[04:19.506]This'll be the day that I die
[04:21.750]
[04:25.752]Helter skelter in a summer swelter
[04:29.751]The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
[04:35.998]Eight miles high and falling fast
[04:40.507]Landed foul on the grass
[04:44.494]The players tried for a forward pass
[04:52.762]With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
[04:57.002]Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
[05:01.516]While sergeants played a marching tune
[05:05.252]We all got up to dance
[05:08.503]Oh, but we never got the chance
[05:14.219]'Cause the players tried to take the field
[05:17.462]The marching band refused to yield
[05:21.722]Do you recall what was revealed?
[05:27.703]The day the music died
[05:30.908]We started singing
[05:34.140]Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[05:37.903]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[05:42.396]Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[05:45.397]Singing this'll be the day that I die
[05:50.908]This'll be the day that I die
[05:53.892]Bye, bye Miss American Pie
[05:57.400]Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
[06:01.650]Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey and rye
[06:06.139]Singing this'll be the day that I die
[06:09.652]This'll be the day that I die