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A
long
lo
~ng
time
a
go
64
I
can
still
re
mem
ber
158
How
that
mu
sic
193
Used
to
make
me
smi
~le
252
And
I
~
knew
if
I
had
my
~
chance
391
That
I
could
make
those
peo
ple
dance
479
A
~
~nd
may
be
they’d
be
hap
py
for
a
whi
~le
593
But
Fe
bru
a
ry
made
me
shi
ver
747
With
eve
ry
pa
per
I’d
de
li
ver
835
Bad
news
on
the
door
step
928
I
coul
dn’t
take
o
~ne
more
ste
~p
1017
I
ca
~n’t
re
mem
ber
if
I
cried
when
I
1180
Read
a
bou
~t
his
wi
dowed
bri
~
~de
1254
But
some
thing
touched
1321
Me
dee
~p
in
si
~
~de
1392
The
day
1428
The
mu
sic
1497
Died
1562
So
by
~
~e
bye,
Miss
A
me
ri
can
Pie
1783
Dro
~ve
my
Che
vy
to
the
le
vee
1854
But
the
le
vee
was
dry
~
~
1910
And
them
good
o
~ld
boys
1975
Were
drin
kin’
1999
Whis
key
and
rye
2038
Si
~ng
in’
this
’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
2143
This
’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
~
2284
Did
you
~
write
the
book
of
lo
~ve
2422
And
do
you
have
faith
in
God
a
bo
~ve
2516
If
the
Bi
ble
te
~lls
you
so
~?
2605
A
~nd
do
you
~
be
lie
~ve
in
rock
n’
roll
2743
Can
mu
sic
2767
Sa
~ve
your
mor
tal
sou
~l,
a
~nd
2847
Can
you
teach
me
how
to
da
~nce
2921
Real
slo
~
~
~
~
~w?
2994
Well,
I
kno
~w
that
you’re
in
lo
~ve
with
hi
~m
3100
’Cause
I
sa
~w
you
dan
cin’
in
the
gy
~
~m
3194
You
both
kicked
3230
O
~ff
your
shoe
~
~s
3270
Man,
I
dig
those
rhy
thm
and
blue
~
~
~s
3375
I
was
a
lo
~ne
ly
teen
a
~ge
3434
Bronc
kin’
buck
3465
With
a
pink
car
na
tion
and
a
pick
up
tru
~ck
3557
But
I
knew
I
~
was
ou
~t
of
lu
~ck
3647
The
day
3675
The
mu
sic
died
3770
I
star
ted
sing
i
~n’
3844
Bye
~
bye
~,
Miss
A
me
ri
can
Pie
~
3923
Dro
~ve
my
Che
vy
to
the
le
vee
3975
But
the
le
vee
was
dry
~
~
4016
Them
good
o
~ld
boys
were
drin
kin'
Whis
key
and
rye
4107
And
sing
in’
this
will
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
4189
This
’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
~
4284
No
~w
for
te
~n
yea
~rs
4386
We’ve
been
on
ou
~r
o
~wn
4439
And
moss
grows
4476
Fat
on
a
rol
lin’
sto
~ne
4540
But
4545
That’s
not
how
it
used
to
be
~
4626
Whe
~n
the
jes
ter
sa
~ng
4715
For
the
king
and
quee
~n
4762
In
a
coat
4780
He
bor
rowed
from
James
Dea
~n
4853
And
a
voi
~ce
4878
That
ca
~me
4920
From
you
and
me
~
~
~
~
5006
Oh
~,
and
whi
~le
the
king
was
5091
Loo
king
do
~wn
5138
The
jes
ter
stole
his
5187
Thor
ny
cro
~
~wn
5226
The
court
roo
~m
5263
Was
ad
jou
~
~rned
5298
No
~
ver
dict
5355
Was
re
tu
~
~
~rned
5394
And
whi
~le
Le
nin
read
a
book
on
Ma
~rx
5499
A
quar
tet
5532
Prac
ticed
in
the
pa
~rk
5590
And
we
sang
dir
ges
5650
In
the
dark
5684
The
day
5710
The
mu
sic
died
5804
We
were
sing
i
~n’
5873
Bye
~
bye,
Miss
A
me
ri
can
Pie
5954
Dro
~ve
my
Che
vy
to
the
le
vee
6008
But
the
le
vee
was
dry
~
6051
Them
good
o
~ld
boys
were
drin
kin'
Whis
key
and
rye
6141
And
sing
in’
this
’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
6223
This
’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
6318
Hel
ter-
skel
ter
i
~n
a
sum
mer
swe
~l
ter
6474
The
birds
6496
Flew
off
with
a
fall
out
shel
ter
6565
Eight
miles
high
and
fal
lin’
fa
~
~
~
~st
6720
It
la
~n
ded
fou
~l
o
~n
the
grass
6791
The
play
ers
trie
~d
for
a
for
ward
pa
~ss
6888
With
the
jes
ter
6917
On
the
si
~de
li
~nes
6964
In
a
ca
~
~
~
~st
7027
No
~w
the
ha
~lf
time
ai
~r
was
7126
Sweet
per
fu
~me
7163
While
the
ser
geants
7203
Played
a
mar
ching
tu
~
~ne
7256
We
a
~ll
got
up
to
da
~
~nce
7330
Oh
~,
but
we
7369
Ne
ver
go
~t
the
cha
~
~nce
7420
’Cau
~se
the
play
ers
7469
Tried
to
take
the
fie
~
~ld
7539
The
mar
ching
ba
~nd
7583
Re
fu
~sed
to
yie
~
~ld
7625
Do
you
re
ca
~ll
what
wa
~s
re
vea
~led
7721
The
day
7739
The
mu
sic
died?
7835
We
star
ted
sing
in’
7905
Bye
~
bye,
Miss
A
me
ri
can
Pie
~
7989
Dro
~ve
my
Che
vy
to
the
le
vee
8041
But
the
le
vee
was
dry
~
~
8083
Them
good
o
~ld
boys
were
drin
kin’
8144
Whis
key
and
rye
8173
And
sing
in’
this
’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
8255
This
’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
~
8354
Oh
~,
a
~nd
8438
There
we
were
all
in
one
pla
~ce
8499
A
Ge
ne
ra
tion
lost
in
spa
~ce
8595
With
no
time
left
to
sta
~rt
a
gai
~n
8685
So
come
o
~n,
Jack
be
nim
ble
8781
Jack
be
quick
8817
Jack
flash
8859
Sat
on
a
ca
~n
dle
stick,
’cause
8925
Fi
re
is
the
De
vil’s
on
ly
frie
~
~
~
~
~nd
9062
Oh
~,
and
as
I
watched
him
on
the
sta
~ge
9194
My
hands
9218
Were
clenched
9239
In
fists
of
ra
~
~ge
9286
No
an
gel
bo
~rn
in
he
~ll
9355
Could
break
that
9409
Sa
tan’s
spe
~ll
9449
A
~nd
as
the
fla
~mes
9491
Climbed
high
in
to
the
ni
~ght
9557
To
light
the
sa
cri
fi
cial
rite
9649
I
sa
~w
Sa
tan
lau
~
ghing
9710
With
De
light
9740
The
day
9766
The
mu
sic
9842
Died
9868
He
was
sing
in’
9937
Bye
~
bye,
Miss
A
me
ri
can
Pie
~
10020
Drove
my
Che
vy
to
the
le
vee
10071
But
the
le
vee
was
dry
~
~
10113
Them
good
old
boys
were
drin
kin’
whis
key
and
rye
10203
And
sing
in’
this
’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
10285
This
’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
~
10415
I
met
a
girl
who
sa
~ng
the
blue
~s
10547
And
I
asked
her
for
some
hap
py
ne
~ws
10647
But
she
just
smiled
and
turned
a
way
10756
I
went
down
to
the
sa
cred
sto
~re
10872
Where
I’d
heard
the
mu
sic
10924
Years
be
fo
~re
10969
But
the
ma
~
~n
there
said
the
mu
sic
11057
Woul
dn’t
play
~
~
~
~
~
11187
And
in
the
streets
11230
The
chil
dren
screa
~med
11281
The
lo
vers
cried,
and
the
po
ets
drea
~med
11382
But
not
a
word
was
11443
Spo
ken
11464
The
church
bells
all
were
bro
ke
~n
11598
And
the
three
men
I
ad
mire
mo
~
~st
11695
The
Fa
ther,
Son,
a
~nd
the
Ho
ly
Gho
~st
11793
They
caught
the
last
11857
Trai
~n
for
the
coast
11910
The
day
11952
The
mu
sic
12021
Die
~d
12101
And
they
were
si
~ng
i
~n’
12160
Bye
~
bye,
Miss
A
me
ri
can
Pie
12316
Drove
my
Che
vy
to
the
le
~
vee
12399
But
the
le
vee
was
dry
~
~
12458
And
them
good
o
~ld
boys
12535
Were
drin
kin’
whis
key
and
rye
12601
Sing
in’
this
’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
12718
This
’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
~
12862
They
~
were
sing
in’
12947
Bye
~
bye,
Miss
A
me
ri
can
Pie
13072
Drove
my
Che
vy
to
the
le
vee
13137
But
the
le
vee
was
dry
13190
Them
good
o
~ld
boys
were
drin
kin’
whis
key
and
rye
13311
Sing
in’
this
’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~