by Frank Gelett Burgess (1866 - 1951)
The purple cow
Language: English
I never saw a purple cow; I never hope to see one; But I can tell you, anyhow, I'd rather see than be one.
First published in The Lark, no. 1, 1895
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Text Authorship:
- by Frank Gelett Burgess (1866 - 1951), "The purple cow" [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", 2009 [ medium voice and piano ], from Seven Silly Little Songs, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee (b. 1938), "The Purple Cow", op. 205 no. 4 [ voice and piano ], from Four Song Poems, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-22
Line count: 4
Word count: 24