[Intro]
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A long, long time ago I can still remember
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How that music used to make me smile
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And I knew that if I had my chance
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I could make those people dance
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And maybe theyd be happy for a while
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[Verse 1]
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Did you write the book of love?
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And do you have faith in God above
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If the Bible tells you so?
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Now do you believe in Rock ‘n roll?
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And can music save your mortal soul?
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And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
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Well, I know that youre in love with him
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‘Cause I saw you dancing in the gym
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You both kicked off your shoes (Both kicked off your shoes)
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Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
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I was a lonely teenage bronking buck
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With a pink carnation and a pick-up truck
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But I knew that I was out of luck
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The day the music died
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I started singing
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[Chorus]
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Bye, bye, Miss American Pie
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Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
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And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
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Singing thisll be the day that I die
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Thisll be the day that I die
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[Verse 2]
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I met a girl who sang the blues
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And I asked her for some happy news
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But she just smiled and turned away
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Well, I went down to the sacred store
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Where Id heard the music years before
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But the man there said the music wouldnt play
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Well now, in the streets the children screamed (The children screamed)
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The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed (The poets dreamed)
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But not a word was spoken (Not a word was spoken)
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The church bells all were broken
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And the three men I admire the most
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The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
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They caught the last train for the coast
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The day the music died
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We started singing
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[Chorus]
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Bye, bye, Miss American Pie
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Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
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And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
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Singing thisll be the day that I die
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Thisll be the day that I die
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[Chorus]
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Bye, bye, Miss American Pie
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Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
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And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
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Singing thisll be the day that I die
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Thisll be the day that I die
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[Outro]
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We started singing
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We started singing
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We started singing
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We started singing
