[Verse]
A long, long time ago
I can still remember
How that music used to make me smile
I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And maybe they'd be happy for a while
But February made me shiver
With every paper I’d deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
I couldn't take one more step
I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride
Something touched me deep inside
The day the music died
[Chorus]
So bye-bye
Gam1 tin1 fu1 sing1 ngaa5 gaai2
Taa1 ziu1 do1 siu2 fu1 giu3 sing1
Dou1 jat1 tin1 jat1 dim2 bin3 maai6
Sei2 jan1 tung1 gwo3
Bat1 ho2 gaai2 fong1 sik1 liu5 gaai2
Dak1 keoi1 hok3 zoi6 gai3 zuk6 saan3 bou6 haang4 gaai1
Sai3 doi6 wui5 bei6 sai3 doi6 wut6 maai4
[Chorus]
Bye-bye
Gam1 tin1 fu1 sing1 ngaa5 gaai2
Taa1 ziu1 do1 siu2 fu1 giu3 sing1
Dou1 jat1 tin1 jat1 dim2 bin3 maai6
Sei2 jan1 tung1 gwo3
Bat1 ho2 gaai2 fong1 sik1 liu5 gaai2
Singin’ this will be the day that I die
This will be the day that I die