And They Were Singing...

[garymd]

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 laughing with delight
the day the music died

[thebes]

Welcome back my friends to the song that never ends..oops, wrong song:

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

[Boxx]

Welcome back my friends to the song that never ends..oops, wrong song:

Wrong song, but interesting/odd lyrics, never the less..

[markgod]

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

[muel]

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

[thebes]

Excellent work my fellow Klipschers. We'll refrain the chorus and then I'll post a special treat for a follow up:

Bye, bye Miss American Pie

Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry

Them good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye

Singin' this'll be the day that I die

This'll be the day that I die

[thebes]

A little ditty sung by the Playmates. concocted during the "hootnanny" era. Whenever we played this as kids we'd start around the coffee table getting faster and faster as the song went along until our little heads were spinning so fast we'd collapse in little kid exhaustion. If you got some wee'uns introduce them to this:

[Very slowly]
Beep beep beep beep
His horn went beep beep beep
While riding in my Cadillac
What to my surprise
A little Nash Rambler was following me
About one third my size
The guy musta wanted to pass me up
As he kept on tooting his horn
I'll show him that a Cadillac is not a car to scorn
Beep beep beep beep
His horn went beep beep beep

[slowly]
I pushed my foot down to the floor
To give the guy the shake
But the little Nash Rambler stayed right behind
He still had on his brake
He musta thought his car had more guts
As he kept on tooting his horn (beep beep)
I'll show him that a Cadillac is not a car to scorn
Beep beep beep beep
His horn went beep beep beep

[Normal speed]
My car went into passing gear
And we took off with gust (whoosh)
Soon we were going ninety
Musta left him in the dust
When I peeked in the mirror of my car
I couldn't believe my eyes
The little Nash Rambler was right behind
You'd think that guy could fly
Beep beep beep beep
His horn went beep beep beep

[Quickly]
Now we were doing a hundred and ten
This certainly was a race
For a Rambler to pass a Caddy
Would be a big disgrace
The guy musta wanted to pass me up
As he kept on tooting his horn (beep beep)
I'll show him that a Cadillac is not a car to scorn
Beep beep beep beep
His horn went beep beep beep

[Very quickly]
Now we're going a hundred twenty
As fast as I can go
The Rambler pulled along side of me
As if we were going slow
The fella rolled down his window
And yelled for me to hear
"Hey buddy how do I get this car outa second gear?"