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Elvis Presley's Bird Murder Poem Up for Sale

Posted Mar 17th 2009 9:02AM by TMZ Staff

Like a mirror image of Elvis Presley's life, this poem written by the King of Rock 'n' Roll starts with promise and then ends in sudden, unforeseen tragedy.

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The handwritten poem -- which is part of the massive Elvis auction going on at gottahaverockandroll.com -- is called "Ode to a Robin," and was sometimes recited by Elvis on stage and at one point was used as the answering machine message at his home.

Presley's poem could be yours for a hunka, hunka change -- an estimated 4-5 thousand bucks.

Fun fact: We're told former President Bill Clinton has ordered a catalog for the sale.

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31. Coulda live forever without seeing this.

Posted at 9:15AM on Mar 17th 2009 by Roger C.

32. I have never understood the hysterical Elvis worship. He was a not-too-bright pretty boy with an ok voice.

Posted at 9:23AM on Mar 17th 2009 by LMS

33. Uh...... I don't think this guy wrote any of his song lyrics.

Posted at 9:30AM on Mar 17th 2009 by Kay

34. Elvis Presley brought Vegas theatrics to music. That's all he did. Don't anyone think he was an original, he was a marketing rep, that's it, that's all. I don't particularly admire his approach. I think he was out to make fun of the culture, make fun of people's troubles and just be superfluous all around. It sold records because he was so animated, but excitement isn't "quality", it's cheap thrills. CHEAP THRILLS! Fine, if you need some distraction once in a while, go for it, but taking Elvis seriously is SILLY!

Posted at 9:53AM on Mar 17th 2009 by PolarBear

35. 4. Not sure whether inspired by Elvis or vice-versa, but I learned a similar short verse more than 40 years ago, which presaged nothing:
A little bird
With a yellow bill
Sat upon my window sill
I coaxed it near with bits of bread
And then I crushed its f*cking head

Posted at 2:19AM on Mar 17th 2009 by squilla

I learned it in the Air Force as a cant; we used to march to it all the time.

Posted at 9:53AM on Mar 17th 2009 by Deborah

36. THIS IS NOT ORIGINAL. IT WAS A POEM RECITED ON THE LAUGH-IN SHOW IN 1969 BY ARTIE JOHNSON. ELVIS WASN'T CREATIVE ENOUGH TO WRITE THIS. I HAVE BEEN TELLING THIS LIMERICK FOR 40 YEARS.

Posted at 12:41PM on Mar 17th 2009 by evie brezo

37. Ambrose Bierce wrote this poem

Posted at 7:17PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Im right

38. that is an old poem.

Posted at 10:25AM on Mar 17th 2009 by Dick Drizzle

39. I recently read a great novel about Elvis coming back from the world beyond. He possesses a Chicago ad executive. Very funny and very insightful Elvis stuff.
It's called: SHAKIN' E. I found it on Amazon.com.

FYI Elvis and reading fans.

Posted at 10:33AM on Mar 17th 2009 by E -gads

40. Elvis loved to recite this X-Rated Poem to his friends
He did so many times - Now this Elvis X-Rated has become legend.

"Long before Elvis stumbled upon the ODE TO A ROBIN I saw it in Playboy magazine
Sorry, Elvis did not write this poem
I think Sonny (West) and I were the only ones who knew that Elvis didn't write it
But I guess we figured , "what the heck" let him have his fun, "
- JOHN WILKINSON - ELVIS PRESLEY'S RHYTHM GUITARIST

Posted at 10:49AM on Mar 17th 2009 by Anton Jeldres Tiselj

41. Elvis had crotch cheese on the toilet...Eeegor loves green cheese!

Posted at 10:57AM on Mar 17th 2009 by eeegor loves green cheese hehe

42.



Good for Elvis, birds crap all over the place and are dirty and spread disease.

Posted at 11:32AM on Mar 17th 2009 by linda

43. Love me some Elvis!!!!!!!!

Posted at 11:15AM on Mar 17th 2009 by LuvAkita

44. you people are so sick. Elvis was the one that got it all going. Do some research. He was more than an ok singer. Great voice coaches have said his range was remarkable. He was talened and w/o gimmicks. He loved to perform and all the great musicians have said before there was Elvis there was nothing. The hightlight of Jimmy Page (Led Zepplin God guitarist) carear was meeting Elvis. So you flunkies who think that the new generation of pop artist are it, I don't think they will be remembered 32 yrs after there death. The number one selling stamp was the one with him on it and his home is in the top five of houses visited, Also he did unplugged before VH1 thought of it, He did a concert seen around the world by over a billion people, was the hightest paid act for a very long time and still makes 30million a year. So go F..K yourselves if you don't get it. Get some taste and learn to reaearch before you post stupidity.

Posted at 11:25AM on Mar 17th 2009 by chloe

45. elvis is a joke and everyone thinks he's great. he stole many a black musicians music and claimed it to be his own and now we see that he would kill because something sang better than him. he was a pathetic drug user and people think he's god. get over it and let him be dead.

Posted at 6:23PM on Jul 22nd 2009 by dee

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