It's just a little piece of stationary on which Elvis Presley sloppily wrote a poem about the unnecessary slaughter of a cute little birdie -- and it just sold for a whopping $20,035.20 at an auction.
If you think that's a lot, the jumpsuit he wore at Madison Square Garden went for $212,588.40 at the same gottahaverockandroll.com auction.
The King stay the King ...
3/27/2009 7:04 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF
Elvis Presley Flips the Dead Bird for 20 Grand
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A yellow bird
with a yellow bill
was sitting on
my window sill
i lured him in
with a piece of bread
and then i smashed his f**king head
Wasnt he in the army? So he modifies it, writes it, and BOOM! instant classic
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I watch your show everynite, which is atlantic time 1:00am. I think you realy try to be the best of what photography aims to be, however I think that the Nadya Sulyman case should be followed in depth to the public with the integrity that it deserves of the scandalous life she is doing, after seeing for the last month or so of Dr. Phil trumping her up. I think your show has the capabilities of being the best. Please just do more follow up on the spot photos and don't hold back.
Gpyke fan
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Elvis you are so loved! We miss you and are happy that your beautiful daughter LMP is giving the world your grandkids for us to see and enjoy your beautiful reflection in....I hope she gives the world at least one more Presley baby....
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This smells of I was on the toilet poetry......
doug in plano
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20 grand for that ? Elvis had a great voice and good looks but he did have few skeletons in his closet.
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Gotta love Elvis.
I found a very insightful and humorous book @ Amazon.com called SHAKIN' E
written by an author named Peter T. Cow.
Very cool book for E fans and readers in general.
Thought you might like to know.
TCB!
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This *poem* was a joke that was around over 10 years ago.
Suddenly it's printed on *Elvis's stationary* and some smuck pays for it!!
LMAO............great scam.......
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I loved Elvis. Saw his jumpsuit and guitar on display at the Las Vegas Hilton where he performed - it was a rather strange thing. Crazy poem.
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Wait, isn't this just plain wrong? The mofo killed a bird. Probably a fake note, but if it's true, Elvis should have been in the loony bin before he died.
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THERE HASENT BEEN MANNY ELVIS SIGHTINGS LATLEY.....IM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT HIS HEALTH!!!
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What a piece of sh*t. He stole his music from the blacks and this "poem" from the army...
And who sings about killing animals, anyway?
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He wrote it on a piece of paper..he wasn't the author. Pathetic.
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So E the P had a sense of humor, albeit a dark sense of humor this time. Big deal. I say stuff like that in jest all the time. It's like saying you "hate" something, like wilted lettuce. You don't really hate it, but you get your point across.
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