article_snippet.sent: The lyrics to the famed Don McLean song sold for $1.2 million Tuesday morning at an auction held by Christie's.
article_snippet.sent: Don McLean manuscript of 'American Pie' achieved the 3rd highest auction price for an American literary manuscript, a fitting tribute to one the foremost singer-songwriters of Don McLean's manuscript of 'American Pie' generation," Christie's Tom Lecky said in a statement.
article_snippet.sent: Don McLean told Rolling Stone that it was time to part with the manuscript.
article_snippet.sent: The draft that was auctioned is 16 pages: 237 lines of manuscript and 26 lines of typed text, according to Christie's.
article_snippet.sent: The draft that was auctioned includes lines that didn't make the final version as well as extensive notes -- all of which should be revealing, Don McLean said.
article_snippet.sent: The record for a popular music manuscript is held by Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," which sold for $2 million in June.
highlights_snippet.sent: Don McLean's "American Pie" lyrics auctioned for $1.2 million .
  