“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.”
Song lyrics, American Pie (1971), American Pie
Context: 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 woudn't play
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
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.
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Don McLean 20
American Singer and songwriter 1945Related quotes

In the Garden
Song lyrics, No Guru (1986)

Sermon V : The Self-Communication of God
Meister Eckhart’s Sermons (1909)

Letter, May 22nd, ibid, p.279