Lyrics:

A long long time ago I can still rememberHow that music used to make me smileAnd I knew that if I had my chanceI could make those people danceAnd maybe they'd be happy for a whileDid you write the book of loveAnd do you have faith in God aboveIf the Bible tells you soNow do you believe in rock 'n rollAnd can music save your mortal soulAnd can you teach me how to dance real slowWell, I know that you're in love with himCuz I saw you dancin' in the gymYou both kicked off your shoesMan, I dig those rhythm and bluesI was a lonely teenage broncin' buckWith a pink carnation and a pickup truckBut I knew that I was out of luckThe day the music diedI started singingBye bye Miss American PieDrove my chevy to the leveeBut the levee was dryAnd good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and ryeSingin' this will be the day that I dieThis will be the day that I dieI met a girl who sang the bluesAnd I asked her for some happy newsBut she just smiled and turned awayWell, I went down to the sacred storeWhere I'd heard the music years beforeBut the man there said the music wouldn't playWell now in the streets the children screamedThe lovers cried and the poets dreamedBut not a word was spokenThe church bells all were brokenAnd the three men I admire the mostThe Father, Son and the Holy GhostThey caught the last train for the coastThe day the music diedThey started singingBye bye Miss American PieDrove my chevy to the leveeBut the levee was dryAnd good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and ryeSingin' this will be the day that I d