The Girl with the Purple Pen

by Stephen V. Cole, with apologies to Don Black

She has a powerful weapon.
She marks dozens on every page.
She's a proofreader that's locked in her den,
The girl with the purple pen.

Proofing in some darkened office,
Marking a product somewhere,
She's in the zone, and so very zen,
The girl with the purple pen.

Chocolate's required whenever she's hired,
Delivered before she reads.
No one can stop her, no staffer can match her
For she'll make their pages bleed.

One mark means another poor staffer,
Has come to a magenta end,
For a price, she'll proof anything
The girl with the purple pen.

Her eye may be on you or me.
What will she mark?
We shall see. Oh yeah!

Chocolate's required whenever she's hired,
Delivered before she reads.
No one can stop her, no staffer can match her
For she'll make their pages bleed.

One mark means another poor staffer,
Has come to a magenta end,
For a price, she'll proof anything
The girl with the purple pen.
She'll never get done
She'll proof til' she wins
The girl with the purple pen.