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!


Poem Confession: and a Portrait Too, Upon a Background that I Rue (1897) - Confession (1897)


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!

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!

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!

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!