A long, long time ago

I can still remember

How that music used to make me smile

And I knew that if I had my chance

I could make those people dance

And maybe they'd be happy for a while

Did you write the Book of Love

And do you have faith in God above

If the Bible tells you so

Then do you believe in rock 'n 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 dancin' in the gym

You both kicked off your shoes

Man, I dig those rhythm and blues

I was a lonely teenage bronkin' buck

With a pink carnation and a pickup truck

But I knew that 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

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

Well, I went down to the sacred store

Where I knew the music years before

But the man there said the music wouldn't play

Well now, in the streets the children screamed

(The children screamed)

The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed

(The poets dreamed)

But not a word was spoken

(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

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

Singin', "This'll be the day that I die,"

"This'll be the day that I die"

"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"

美國派

在很久很久以前

我依稀記得

那種會帶給我們歡樂的音樂

假如我有機會

我會讓大夥手舞足蹈

令他們享受那短暫的歡樂

你寫過愛的詩篇嗎?

你相信上帝嗎?

假如聖經指引你，

那你會相信搖滾樂嗎?

音樂能夠解救你的靈魂嗎?

你能否教我如何跳慢舞呢?

我知道你愛他，

因為我看見了你倆在體育館起舞，

甩開鞋子，

天啊!我沉浸在那藍調的旋律中。

我是個寂寞的懷春少年，

帶著粉紅的康乃馨，開著卡車來接妳，

我知道我的運氣一向不太好，

這一天連音樂都沉寂下來。

我只好開始唱歌；

再會了，美國派小姐，

把車開入田埂中，

乾的田埂中，

一群老頑童正喝著黑麥威士忌，

我要唱到死的那一天，

我要唱到死的那一天。

我遇見一位哼著藍調的女孩，

我詢問她是不是有啥喜訊?

她只是微笑的轉身離開，

我來到神殿，

在那裡我彷彿聽到了熟悉的旋律，

其他人不會知道的旋律。

好吧，街頭巷尾的孩子們尖叫著，

情侶哭號著，詩人冥想著，

沒有人說話，

教堂的鈴聲也壞了。

我最崇拜的三個人，

天父、耶穌和聖靈，

他們已經搭上這輛末班車遠去了，

這一天連音樂都沉寂下來。

我只好開始唱歌；

再會了，美國派小姐，

把車開入田埂中，

乾的田埂中，

一群老頑童正喝著黑麥威士忌，

我要唱到死的那一天，

我要唱到死的那一天。