Karaoke Track: American Pie by Don McLean (All Hits) - Karaoke Nerds

A long long time ago
I can still remember how

that music used to make
me smile

And I knew ifl had my
chance

That I could make those
people dance

And maybe they'd be happy
for a while

But February made me

shiver with every paper
I'd deliver

Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more
step

I can't remember ifl cried
when I read about his
widowed bride

And something touched me
deep inside

The day the music died

Bye bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levy
but the levy was dry

And them good old boys
were drinking whiskey and

rye

Did you write the book of
love
Singin' this'll be the day that
I die

This'll be the day that I die

Did you write the book of
love

And do you have faith
in God above
If the bible tells you so,

Aahh, 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
bronckin' buck

I started singin'

Bye bye Miss American Pie
With a pink carnation and
a pickup truck
But I knew I was outta luck
The day the music died

I started singin'
Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levy
but the levy was dry

Now for ten years we've
been on our own

And moss grows fat on a
rollin' stone

But that's not how it used
to be

When the jester sang for
the king and queen

In a coat he borrowed from
James Dean

And a voice that came from
you and me

Oh and while the king was
looking down
In a coat he borrowed from
James Dean
And a voice that came from
you and me

Oh and while the king was
looking down

The jester stole his thorny
crown

And while Lennon read a
book on Marx
The courtroom was
adjourned
Now a verdict was returned

And while Lennon read a
book on Marx

The court kept practice
in the park

We were singin'
Bye bye Miss American Pie
And we sang dirges in the
dark

The day the music died

We were singin' ,
Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levy
but the levy was dry

Helter-skelter in the
summer swelter
The birds flew off to a
fallout shelter
Eight miles high and fallin'
fast

It landed Fell out on
Helter-skelter in the
summer swelter
The birds flew off to a
fallout shelter
Eight miles high and fallin'
fast

With the jester on the
sidelines in a cast

Now the half-time air was
sweet perfume

While sergeants played a
marching tune
With the jester on the
sidelines in a cast
Now the half-time air was
sweet perfume

Cause the players tried to
take the field

The marching band refused
to yield

We started singin'
Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levy
but the levy was dry

And them good old boys
were drinking whiskey
and rye

Singin' this'll be the day that
I die
This'll be the day that I die

Whoa and there we were all
in one place
A generation lost in space
But no time left to start
again

So come on Jack-be-nimble
Jack-be-quick

Jack Flash sat on a
candlestick

Cause fire is the devil's only
friend

Oh and as I watched him
on the stage

My hands were clenched in
fists of rage
Cause fire is the devil's only
friend
Oh and as I watched him
on the stage

I saw Satan laughing with
delight
And as the planes climbed
high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite

We were singin'
Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levy
but the levy was dry

I met a girl who sang
the blues

And I asked her for some
happy news

And she just smiled
and turned away

lwent down to the sacred
store

Where I'd heard the music
years before

But the man there said
the music wouldn't play

But in the streets the
children screamed
Where I'd heard the music
years before
But the man there said
the music wouldn't play

But in the streets the
children screamed

The lovers cried and the
poets dreamed

But not a word was spoken
The church bells were

all 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 were singin' ,
Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levy
but the levy was dry

Singin' this'll be the day that
I die

This'll be the day that I die

They were singin'
Bye bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levy
but the levy was dry

And them good old boys
were drinking whiskey
and rye

Singin' this'll be the day
that I die

Title: American Pie
Artist: Don McLean
Brand: All Hits
(35 Other Versions)
Codes: AHM10-03 AH-MAXX26-03 AHVP10-03
Genres: folk, folk rock, rock