Wellington, Feb 14 - The original manuscript featuring deleted lyrics and notes for Don Mclean's iconic song 'American Pie' is expected to fetch up to 1.5 million dollars at auction in on 7 April.
The 69-year-old songwriter said that he decided to sell the 16-page document and has admitted the beginning of the more than eight-minute song is about the death of singer Buddy Holly, who died in a plane crash with Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson in 1959, Stuff.co.nz reported.