American Pie Karaoke - Don McLean

This title is a cover of American Pie as made famous by Don McLean

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With backing vocals (with or without vocals in the KFN version)

Tempo: variable (around 139 BPM)

In the same key as the original: G

The song begins a cappella

Duration: 08:36 - Preview at: 03:43

Release date: 1971
Genres: Folk, Rock, In English
Original songwriter: Don McLean

All files available for download are reproduced tracks, they're not the original music.

Lyrics American Pie

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
But 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 old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Did you write the book of love and do you have faith in God above if the Bible tells you so
Mmh now do you believe in rock and roll
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 'cos I saw you dancin' in the gym
You both kicked off your shoes
Man I dig those rhythm and blues
I 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
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
And singin' This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Now for ten years we've been on our own and moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
But that's not how it used to be
When the jester sang for the king and queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
And a voice that came from you and me
Oh and while the king was lookin' down the jester stole his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
No verdict was returned
And while Lennon 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
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
And singin' This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Helter skelter in a summer swelter
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter
Eight miles high and fallin' fast
It landed foul on the grass
The players tried for a forward pass
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast
Now the halftime air was sweet perfume while the sergeants played a marchin' tune
We all got up to dance
Oh but we never got the chance
'Cos the players tried to take the field
The marchin' band refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died
We started singin'
Bye bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
And singin' This'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Oh and there we were all in one place
A generation lost in space with no time left to start again
So come on Jack be nimble
Jack be quick
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick 'cos fire is the devil's only friend
Oh and as I watched him on the stage my hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in hell could break that Satan's spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night to light the sacrificial rite
I saw Satan laughin' with delight the day the music died
He was singin'
Bye bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
And singin' 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
But she just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store where I'd heard the music years before
But the man there said the music wouldn't play
And in the streets the children screamed
The lovers cried and the poets dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The church bells all were broken
And the three men
I admire most
The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
They caught the last train for the coast the day the music
Died
And they were singin'
Bye bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' 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
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singin' This'll be the day that I die

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