The Story Of Buddy Holly

{transcribed by Adri Verhoef, 16-9-2014}

Nineteenfiftynine was such a bad year
A great loss for rock 'n roll
Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper
And the greatest of them all:

Buddy Holly, can't forget ye
Buddy Holly, still hear your songs
Buddy Holly, I remember

"I love you, Peggy Sue
With a love so rare and true
Oh Peggy, my Peggy Sue-ue-ue ue ue-ue-ue-ue
Well, I love you, gal
Yes, I love you, Peggy Sue"
(Well, I love you, gal
Yes, I love you, Peggy Sue)

"Heartbeat
Why do you miss when my baby kisses me
Heartbeat
Why does a love kiss stay in my memory"

"Ev'ryday it's a-gettin' closer
Goin' faster than a rollercoaster
Love like yours will truly come my way
A-hey a-hey"

Buddy Holly, Lou Reed and the Everlies
Buddy holly, they sung your songs
Buddy Holly, even the Beatles

"Words of love you whisper soft and true-uh
Darling, I love you-uh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh"
(Ooh, ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh)

Twenty years later, we're singing your songs
They never lost power and soul
Though we know we don't sound that good
You were the best of them all
Buddy Holly (Holly, Holly)

"That'll be the day
When you say goodbye
That'll be the day
When you make me cry
You say you're gonna leave
You know it's a lie
'cause that'll be the day-ay-ay
When I die

That'll be the day
Ooo ooo
That'll be the day
Ooo ooo
That'll be the day
Ooo ooo
That'll be the day-ay-ay
When I die"

"All of my love
All of my kissin'
You don't know what you been a-missin'
Oh boy (Oh boy)
When you're with me
Oh boy (Oh boy)
The world can see that you (ahh) were meant for me (ahh)

Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
"Listen to me"
Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
"It doesn't matter anymore"
Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly
"Ah, ah, ah-ahah-ah"
Buddy Holly
"I'm gonna love you too"
Buddy Holly
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