by Frank Gelett Burgess (1866 - 1951)
The purple cow again Matches original text
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!
First published in The Lark, no. 24, 1897.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Composition:
- Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "The purple cow again", 2009 [ medium voice and piano ], from Seven Silly Little Songs, no. 6
Text Authorship:
- by Frank Gelett Burgess (1866 - 1951), "Confession: and a portrait too, upon a background that I rue"
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-22
Line count: 4
Word count: 26