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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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46. he was in the army and this is an army cadence right? my husband sings it all the time.

Posted at 12:24PM on Mar 17th 2009 by bob

47. How nice to know that Elvis was a lousy poet as well as a crappy singer and total nutcase.

Posted at 12:06PM on Mar 17th 2009 by reality

48. That verse is very similar to a boot camp cadence that we used to sing while running in formation.

Posted at 12:13PM on Mar 17th 2009 by I remember that verse

49. Hmmm... sounds like Linda's lookin' in the mirror.

Posted at 12:14PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Damn Funny

50. This is the woman beater that white people are ok with. Funny huh? Elvis can beat his wife, no big deal. Chris brown alledgedly beats his girlfrirnd, white people poo in their pants. MJ is cleared and found innocent of molesting the little lying mexican rug rats, to the dismay of white people, who looked the other way when Woody Allen married his daughter!

Thanks for the hypocrisy pale faces!

Posted at 3:27PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Quetou

51. LOVED IT R.I.P ELVIS!!!

Posted at 3:08PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Nat

52. L O V E D I T !!!

R.I.P Elvis..............

Posted at 3:10PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Nat

53. I see Elvis stole an Edgar Allan Poe poem as well...

Posted at 5:22PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Usagi

54. Original Poem: The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe...read a book...

Posted at 5:30PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Usagi

55. Somebody on here needs some medication.

Posted at 7:11PM on Mar 17th 2009 by Amazing

56. WHAT an F***ed Up poem ... doesnt sound like poetry just sounds like an A-hole .

Posted at 1:30PM on Mar 18th 2009 by me

57. I *love* this poem and when the massive flocks of starlings start up in the spring I think of it. It is also great to run through your head when you are forced to watch those old crappy happy disney films with the kids...smash and their goes thumpers head...

Posted at 12:47PM on Jun 26th 2009 by elfante

58. people are very sick to write things like that ,,the real story is no one will ever know what happen,the only one will say the story is the family but even there ,,,,,and he did not write that letter ,,,

Posted at 8:50AM on Mar 19th 2009 by jojoangel

59. THE MAN HAD A LOT OF PAIN INSIDE.POETRY IS JUST ONE WAY OF LETTING SOME OF IT OUT.ELVIS WAS NOT A GOD NOR SAINT.A MERE HUMAN LIKE YOU AND ME.LEAVE HIM BE,AFTER ALL HE"S DEAD

Posted at 9:27AM on Mar 19th 2009 by BRITTON THOMPSON

60. People of todays world don't know music when they hear it. All they know is bang and clang and yelling. Any can record a song if you can scream loud enough , cuss mother, father police and slander God!!!!!!!!!!!! That is what they call music. I call it trash. Elvis is King and will always be. Open your hears.

Posted at 10:46AM on Mar 19th 2009 by Elvis Fan

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