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| Bye, bye Miss American Pie | There's a rumour that this line refers to McLean dating a Miss America pageant member. However, it's more apparent that it's a reference to the idea of saying goodbye to the American Dream lifestyle of the fifties. |
| drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry | Chevy = America Dry levee = good music or specifically Holly's music is gone. |
| an them good ol' boys were drinking whiskey and rye | Buddy Holly, Richie Vallens, and The Big Bopper. |
| singing this will be the day that I die, this will be the day that I die. | One of Holly's hits was "That'll be the Day"; the chorus contains the
line "That'll be the day |
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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
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