by Frank Gelett Burgess (1866 - 1951)
Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow"
Language: English
Ah, yes, I wrote the "Purple Cow" -- I'm sorry, now, I wrote it; But I can tell you anyhow I'll kill you if you quote it!
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First published in The Lark, no. 24, 1897.Text Authorship:
- by Frank Gelett Burgess (1866 - 1951), "Confession: and a portrait too, upon a background that I rue" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "The purple cow again", 2009 [medium voice and piano], from Seven Silly Little Songs, no. 6 [ sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2009-11-22
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