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A
long
lo
~ng
time
a
go
72
I
can
still
re
mem
ber
161
How
that
mu
sic
203
Used
to
make
me
smi
~le
276
And
I
~
knew
if
I
had
my
~
chance
399
That
I
could
make
those
peo
ple
dance
483
A
~
~nd
may
be
they’d
be
hap
py
for
a
whi
~le
617
But
Fe
bru
a
ry
made
me
shi
ver
755
With
eve
ry
pa
per
I’d
de
li
ver
843
Bad
news
on
the
door
step
936
I
coul
dn’t
take
o
~ne
more
ste
~p
1041
I
ca
~n’t
re
mem
ber
if
I
cried
when
I
1180
Read
a
bou
~t
his
wi
dowed
bri
~
~de
1262
But
some
thing
touched
1326
Me
dee
~p
in
si
~
~de
1400
The
day
1436
The
mu
sic
1505
Died
1612
So
bye
~
~
bye,
Miss
A
me
ri
can
Pie
1783
Dro
~ve
my
Che
vy
to
the
le
vee
1854
But
the
le
vee
was
dry
~
~
1918
And
them
good
o
~ld
boys
1976
Were
drin
kin’
1999
Whis
key
and
rye
2044
Si
~ng
in’
thi
s’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
2151
Thi
s’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
~
2308
Did
you
~
write
the
book
of
lo
~ve
2422
And
do
you
have
faith
in
God
a
bo
~ve
2524
If
the
Bi
ble
te
~lls
you
so
~?
2613
A
~nd
do
you
~
be
lie
~ve
in
rock
n’
roll
2743
Can
mu
sic
2775
Sa
~ve
your
mor
tal
sou
~l,
a
~nd
2855
Can
you
teach
me
how
to
da
~nce
2928
Real
slo
~
~
~
~
~w?
3002
Well,
I
kno
~w
that
you’re
in
lo
~ve
with
hi
~m
3101
’Cause
I
sa
~w
you
dan
cin’
in
the
gy
~
~m
3204
You
both
kicked
3234
O
~ff
your
shoe
~
~s
3278
Man,
I
dig
those
rhy
thm
and
blue
~
~
~s
3375
I
was
a
lo
~ne
ly
teen
a
~ge
3438
Bronc
kin’
buck
3472
With
a
pink
car
na
tion
and
a
pick
up
tru
~ck
3565
But
I
knew
I
~
was
ou
~t
of
lu
~ck
3653
The
day
3683
The
mu
sic
died
3778
I
star
ted
sing
i
~n’
3843
Bye
~
bye
~,
Miss
A
me
ri
can
Pie
~
3922
Dro
~ve
my
Che
vy
to
the
le
vee
3975
But
the
le
vee
was
dry
~
~
4024
Them
good
o
~ld
boys
were
drin
kin’
Whis
key
and
rye
4107
And
sing
in’
this
will
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
4197
Thi
s’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
~
4308
No
~w
for
te
~n
yea
~rs
4387
We’ve
been
on
ou
~r
o
~wn
4439
And
moss
grows
4483
Fat
on
a
rol
lin’
sto
~ne
4539
But
4553
That’s
not
how
it
used
to
be
~
4634
Whe
~n
the
jes
ter
sa
~ng
4715
For
the
king
and
quee
~n
4761
In
a
coat
4788
He
bor
rowed
from
James
Dea
~n
4853
And
a
voi
~ce
4886
That
ca
~me
4927
From
you
and
me
~
~
~
~
5014
Oh
~,
and
whi
~le
the
king
was
5096
Loo
king
do
~wn
5138
The
jes
ter
stole
his
5196
Thor
ny
cro
~
~wn
5232
The
court
roo
~m
5267
Was
ad
jou
~
~rned
5306
No
~
ver
dict
5359
Was
re
tu
~
~
~rned
5402
And
whi
~le
Le
nin
read
a
book
on
Ma
~rx
5506
A
quar
tet
5541
Prac
ticed
in
the
pa
~rk
5598
And
we
sang
dir
ges
5656
In
the
dark
5686
The
day
5718
The
mu
sic
died
5812
We
were
sing
i
~n’
5873
Bye
~
bye,
Miss
A
me
ri
can
Pie
5954
Dro
~ve
my
Che
vy
to
the
le
vee
6007
But
the
le
vee
was
dry
~
6058
Them
good
o
~ld
boys
were
drin
kin’
Whis
key
and
rye
6141
And
sing
in’
thi
s’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
6231
Thi
s’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
6342
Hel
ter-
skel
ter
i
~n
a
sum
mer
swe
~l
ter
6473
The
birds
6501
Flew
off
with
a
fall
out
shel
ter
6573
Eight
miles
high
and
fal
lin’
fa
~
~
~
~st
6720
It
la
~n
ded
fou
~l
o
~n
the
grass
6800
The
play
ers
trie
~d
for
a
for
ward
pa
~ss
6888
With
the
jes
ter
6926
On
the
si
~de
li
~nes
6972
In
a
ca
~
~
~
~st
7035
No
~w
the
ha
~lf
time
ai
~r
was
7134
Sweet
per
fu
~me
7167
While
the
ser
geants
7210
Played
a
mar
ching
tu
~
~ne
7264
We
a
~ll
got
up
to
da
~
~nce
7337
Oh
~,
but
we
7374
Ne
ver
go
~t
the
cha
~
~nce
7428
’Cau
~se
the
play
ers
7471
Tried
to
take
the
fie
~
~ld
7546
The
mar
ching
ba
~nd
7588
Re
fu
~sed
to
yie
~
~ld
7633
Do
you
re
ca
~ll
what
wa
~s
re
vea
~led
7720
The
day
7747
The
mu
sic
died?
7843
We
star
ted
sing
in’
7907
Bye
~
bye,
Miss
A
me
ri
can
Pie
~
7988
Dro
~ve
my
Che
vy
to
the
le
vee
8040
But
the
le
vee
was
dry
~
~
8090
Them
good
o
~ld
boys
were
drin
kin’
8143
Whis
key
and
rye
8173
And
sing
in’
thi
s’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
8263
Thi
s’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
~
8362
Oh
~,
a
~nd
8441
There
we
were
all
in
one
pla
~ce
8508
A
Ge
ne
ra
tion
lost
in
spa
~ce
8602
With
no
time
left
to
sta
~rt
a
gai
~n
8693
So
come
o
~n,
Jack
be
nim
ble
8790
Jack
be
quick
8825
Jack
flash
8865
Sat
on
a
ca
~n
dle
stick,
’cause
8933
Fi
re
is
the
De
vil’s
on
ly
frie
~
~
~
~
~nd
9070
Oh
~,
and
as
I
watched
him
on
the
sta
~ge
9194
My
hands
9223
Were
clenched
9242
In
fists
of
ra
~
~ge
9294
No
an
gel
bo
~rn
in
he
~ll
9363
Could
break
that
9414
Sa
tan’s
spe
~ll
9454
A
~nd
as
the
fla
~mes
9495
Climbed
high
in
to
the
ni
~ght
9565
To
light
the
sa
cri
fi
cial
rite
9651
I
sa
~w
Sa
tan
lau
~
ghing
9714
With
De
light
9747
The
day
9774
The
mu
sic
9846
Died
9876
He
was
sing
in’
9938
Bye
~
bye,
Miss
A
me
ri
can
Pie
~
10019
Drove
my
Che
vy
to
the
le
vee
10070
But
the
le
vee
was
dry
~
~
10120
Them
good
old
boys
were
drin
kin’
whis
key
and
rye
10203
And
sing
in’
thi
s’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
10293
Thi
s’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
~
10439
I
met
a
girl
who
sa
~ng
the
blue
~s
10555
And
I
asked
her
for
some
hap
py
ne
~ws
10655
But
she
just
smiled
and
turned
a
way
10764
I
went
down
to
the
sa
cred
sto
~re
10881
Where
I’d
heard
the
mu
sic
10931
Years
be
fo
~re
10977
But
the
ma
~
~n
there
said
the
mu
sic
11065
Woul
dn’t
play
~
~
~
~
~
11194
And
in
the
streets
11236
The
chil
dren
screa
~med
11289
The
lo
vers
cried,
and
the
po
ets
drea
~med
11390
But
not
a
word
was
11447
Spo
ken
11472
The
church
bells
all
were
bro
ke
~n
11606
And
the
three
men
I
ad
mire
mo
~
~st
11703
The
Fa
ther,
Son,
a
~nd
the
Ho
ly
Gho
~st
11801
They
caught
the
last
11857
Trai
~n
for
the
coast
11918
The
day
11960
The
mu
sic
12029
Die
~d
12109
And
they
were
si
~ng
i
~n’
12168
Bye
~
bye,
Miss
A
me
ri
can
Pie
12323
Drove
my
Che
vy
to
the
le
~
vee
12399
But
the
le
vee
was
dry
~
~
12466
And
them
good
o
~ld
boys
12536
Were
drin
kin’
whis
key
and
rye
12609
Sing
in’
thi
s’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
12726
Thi
s’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~
~
12870
They
~
were
sing
in’
12955
Bye
~
bye,
Miss
A
me
ri
can
Pie
13073
Drove
my
Che
vy
to
the
le
vee
13137
But
the
le
vee
was
dry
13198
Them
good
o
~ld
boys
were
drin
kin’
whis
key
and
rye
13319
Sing
in’
thi
s’ll
be
the
day
that
I
die
~