A LONG, LONG TIME AGO
I CAN STILL REMEMBER HOW THAT MUSIC
USED TO MAKE ME SMILE
AND I KNEW IF I 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 IF I CRIED
WHEN I READ ABOUT HIS WIDOWED BRIDE
SOMETHING TOUCHED ME DEEP INSIDE
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
SO, BYE-BYE, MISS AMERICAN PIE
DROVE MY CHEVY TO THE LEVEE, BUT THE LEVEE WAS DRY
AND THEM GOOD OL' BOYS WERE DRINKIN' WHISKEY AND RYE
SINGIN', "THIS'LL BE THE DAY THAT I DIE
THIS'LL BE THE DAY THAT I DIE"