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Don mclean - American pie (live)

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    ♪ Bye-bye, Miss American Pie ♪
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    ♪ Drove my chevy to the levee
    but the levee was dry ♪
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    ♪ And them good old boys were
    drinkin' whiskey and rye ♪
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    ♪ Singin' this'll be
    the day that I die ♪
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    ♪ This'll be the day that I die ♪
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    (You can help me out a little on that)
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    ♪ Bye-bye, Miss American Pie ♪
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    ♪ Drove my chevy to the levee
    but the levee was dry ♪
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    ♪ And them good old boys were
    drinkin' whiskey and rye ♪
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    ♪ Singin' this'll be
    the day that I die ♪
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    ♪ This'll be the day that I die ♪
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    (You can sing all the words if you know'em)
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    ♪ Long, long time ago ♪
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    ♪ I can still remember how that
    music used to make me smile ♪
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    ♪ And I knew if I had my chance ♪
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    ♪ That I could make those people dance ♪
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    ♪ Maybe, they'd be happy for a while ♪
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    ♪ But February made me shiver ♪
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    ♪ With every paper I'd deliver ♪
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    ♪ Bad news on the doorstep ♪
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    ♪ I couldn't take one more step ♪
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    ♪ I can't remember if I cried
    when I read about his widowed bride ♪
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    ♪ But something touched me deep inside ♪
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    ♪ The day the music died ♪
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    ♪ So bye-bye, Miss American Pie ♪
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    ♪ Drove my chevy to the levee
    but the levee was dry ♪
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    ♪ Them good old boys were
    drinkin' whiskey and rye ♪
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    ♪ Singin' this'll be
    the day that I die ♪
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    ♪ This'll be the day that I die ♪
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    ♪ Did you write the book of love ♪
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    ♪ And do you have faith in God above ♪
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    ♪ If the Bible tells you so ♪
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    ♪ Now do you believe in rock 'n roll ♪
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    ♪ Can music save your mortal soul ♪
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    ♪ And can you teach me
    how to dance real slow ♪
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    ♪ Well, I know that you're
    in love with him ♪
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    ♪ 'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym ♪
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    ♪ You both kicked off your shoes ♪
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    ♪ Man, I dig those
    rhythm and blues-ooo ♪
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    ♪ I was a lonely teenage
    broncin' buck ♪
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    ♪ With a pink carnation
    and a pickup truck ♪
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    ♪ Woo-oo-oo, but I knew
    I was out of luck ♪
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    ♪ The day the music died ♪
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    ♪ I started singin' ♪
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    ♪ Bye-bye, Miss American Pie ♪
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    ♪ Drove my chevy to the levee
    but the levee was dry ♪
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    ♪ Them good old boys were
    drinkin' whiskey and rye ♪
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    ♪ Singin' this'll be
    the day that I die ♪
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    ♪ This'll be the day that I die ♪
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    ♪ Now for ten years
    we've been on our own ♪
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    ♪ And moss grows fat
    on a rollin' stone ♪
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    ♪ That's not how it used to be ♪
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    ♪ Well, when the jester sang
    for the king and queen ♪
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    ♪ In a coat he borrowed
    from James Dean ♪
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    ♪ And a voice that came
    from you and me ♪
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    ♪ Oh, and while the king
    was looking down ♪
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    ♪ The jester stole his thorny crown ♪
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    ♪ The courtroom was adjourned ♪
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    ♪ No verdict was returned ♪
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    ♪ And while Lennon
    read a book on Marx ♪
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    ♪ A quartet practiced in the park ♪
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    ♪ And we sang dirges in the dark ♪
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    ♪ The day the music died ♪
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    ♪ We were singing ♪
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    ♪ Bye-bye, Miss American Pie ♪
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    ♪ Drove my chevy to the levee
    but the levee was dry ♪
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    ♪ Them good old boys were
    drinkin' whiskey and rye ♪
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    ♪ Singin' this'll be
    the day that I die ♪
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    ♪ This'll be the day that I die ♪
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    ♪ Helter skelter in a summer swelter ♪
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    ♪ The birds flew off with a fallout shelter ♪
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    ♪ Eight miles high and falling fast ♪
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    ♪ It landed foul on the grass ♪
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    ♪ The players tried
    for a forward pass ♪
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    ♪ With the jester on
    the sidelines in a cast ♪
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    ♪ Now the half-time
    air was sweet perfume ♪
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    ♪ While the sergeants
    played a marching tune ♪
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    ♪ We all got up to dance ♪
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    ♪ Oh, but we never got the chance ♪
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    ♪ 'Cause the players
    tried to take the field ♪
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    ♪ The marching band
    refused to yield ♪
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    ♪ Do you recall what was revealed ♪
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    ♪ The day the music died ♪
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    ♪ We started singing ♪
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    ♪ Bye-bye, Miss American Pie ♪
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    ♪ Drove my chevy to the levee
    but the levee was dry ♪
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    ♪ Them good old boys were
    drinkin' whiskey and rye ♪
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    ♪ Singin' this'll be
    the day that I die ♪
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    ♪ This'll be the day that I die ♪
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    ♪ Oh, and there we were
    all in one place ♪
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    ♪ A generation lost in space ♪
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    ♪ With no time left to start again ♪
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    ♪ So come on, jack be
    nimble, jack be quick ♪
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    ♪ Jack flash sat on a candlestick ♪
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    ♪ 'Cause fire is the devil's only friend ♪
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    ♪ Oh, and as I watched
    him on the stage ♪
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    ♪ My hands were clenched
    in fists of rage ♪
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    ♪ No angel born in hell ♪
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    ♪ Could break that Satan's spell ♪
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    ♪ And as the flames climbed
    high into the night ♪
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    ♪ To light the sacrificial rite ♪
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    ♪ I saw Satan laughing with delight ♪
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    ♪ The day the music died ♪
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    ♪ He was singing ♪
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    ♪ Bye-bye, Miss American Pie ♪
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    ♪ Drove my chevy to the levee
    but the levee was dry ♪
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    ♪ Them good old boys were
    drinkin' whiskey and rye ♪
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    ♪ Singin' this'll be
    the day that I die ♪
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    ♪ This'll be the day that I die ♪
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    ♪ I met a girl who sang the blues ♪
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    ♪ And I asked her for
    some happy news ♪
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    ♪ But she just smiled
    and turned away ♪
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    ♪ And I went down to the sacred store ♪
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    ♪ Where I'd heard the
    music years before ♪
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    ♪ But the man there said
    the music wouldn't play ♪
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    ♪ In the streets, the
    children screamed ♪
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    ♪ The lovers cried, and
    the poets dreamed ♪
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    ♪ But not a word was spoken ♪
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    ♪ The church bells all were broken ♪
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    ♪ And the three men I admire most ♪
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    ♪ The father, son, and the holy ghost ♪
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    ♪ Well, they caught the
    last bus for the coast ♪
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    ♪ The day the music died ♪
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    ♪ They were singing ♪
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    ♪ Bye-bye, Miss American Pie ♪
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    ♪ Drove my chevy to the levee
    but the levee was dry ♪
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    ♪ And them good old boys were
    drinkin' whiskey and rye ♪
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    ♪ Singin' this'll be
    the day that I die ♪
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    ♪ This'll be the day that I die ♪
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    ♪ They were singing what? ♪
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    ♪ Bye-bye, Miss American Pie ♪
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    ♪ Drove my chevy to the levee
    but the levee was dry ♪
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    ♪ Them good old boys were
    drinkin' whiskey and rye ♪
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    ♪ Singin' this'll be the day that I die ♪
Title:
Don mclean - American pie (live)
Description:

One of my favourite versions of american pie

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Video Language:
English
Team:
Music Captioning
Project:
Other Music Videos
Duration:
08:51

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