if you write the book of love

and do you have faith in god above

if the bible tells you so

if the bible now do you believe in rock and roll

and 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 dancing in the gym

you both kicked off your shoes

man i dig those rhythm and blues

i was a lonely teenage bronx

with a pink carnation and a pickup truck

but i knew that i was out of luck

the day the music died

i started singing bye bye

miss american pie

drove my chevy to the levee

but the levee was dry

and good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye

singing this'll be the day that i die

this'll be the day that i die

this'll be the day that i die

i met a girl who sang the blues

and i asked her for some happy news

she just smiled and turned away

well i went down to the sacred store

where i heard the music years before

but the man there said the music wouldn't play

well now in the streets the children scream

the lovers cry and the poets dream

but not a word was spoken

the church bells all were broken

and the three men i admire the most

the father son and the holy ghost they

caught the last train for the coast

the day the music died

we started singing bye bye

miss american pie

drove my chevy to the levee

but the levee was dry

and good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye

singing this'll be the day that i die

this'll be the day that i die

this will be the day that i die

this will be the day that i die

this will be the day that i die

this will be the day that i die

this will be the day that i die

the day that i die