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A long
Long time ago

I can still remember
How that music
Usedtornake

Me smile
And I knew
Ifl had

My chance
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
If I cried

When I read about
His widowed bride
The day
The music died
So bye bye
Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy
To the levee

But the levee
Was dry
Them good ol' boys
Were drinkin'

Whiskey and rye
This'll be the day
That I die
Did you write
The book of love

And do you have faith
In God above
Now do you believe
In rock 'n' roll

Can music save
Your moral 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 'n' blues
l 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'
Bye bye

Miss American Pie
This'll be the day
That I die
Now for ten years
We've been

On our own
That's not how
It used to be
In a voice
That came from

You and me
Oh, and while
The king was

Looking down
The courtroom
Was adjourned

No verdict
Was returned
And while Lenin
Read a book on Marx

The quartet practiced
In the park
And we sang dirges
In the dark

The day
The music died
We were singin'
Bye bye

Miss American Pie
Helter skelter
In a summer swelter

The birds flew off
With a fall-out shelter
Eight miles high
And fallin' fast
Landin' foul
On the grass

The players tried
For a forward pass
With the jester
On the sidelines

In a cast
Now the half-time air
Was sweet perfume
We all got up to dance
Woh but we never

Got the chance
Do you recall
What was revealed

The day
The music died?
We started singin'
Bye bye

Miss American Pie
Oh-oh and there
We were all in

One place a generation
Lost in space
So come on
Jack be nimble

Jack be quick
'Cause fire
Is the devil's

Only friend
Oh...and as
I watched him

On the stage
No angel born In hell
Could break that

Satan's spell
To light the
Sacrificial rite

I saw Satan laughin'
With delight
The day
The music died
He was singin'
Bye bye

Miss American Pie
lmaagm
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
But the man there
Said the music

Wouldn't play
And him in the streets
The children screamed
But not a word
Was spoken

The church bells
All were broken
And the three men
I admire the most

The father son
And Holy Ghost
They caught
The last train

For the coast
The day
The music died
They were singin'
Bye bye

Miss American Pie
Singing 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 levee

But the levee was dry
Singing this'll
Be the day

That I die...
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Title
Cat's In The Cradle
Artist
Harry Chapin
Brand
Pocket Songs
(29 Other Versions)
Codes
PS1363-12 PSCDG1363-12 PSG1363-08
Genres
classic rock, country rock, folk, folk rock, mellow gold, singer-songwriter, soft rock, heartland rock