Purple People Eater
| Category: | Holiday |
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| Link: | Performance Example |
| Notes: | 1958 novelty hit by Sheb Wooley. The one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater wants to join a rock and roll band. Great Halloween fun - kids love making monster faces on the chorus. |
GWell I saw the thing comin' out of the sky
It had Cone long horn and one big eye
I Gcommenced to shakin' and I said "ooh-wee
It D7looks like a purple people eater to Gme"
It was a Gone-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater
COne-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater
GOne-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater
D7Sure looks strange to Gme
Well he Gcame down to Earth and he lit in a tree
I said C"Mr. Purple People Eater, don't eat me"
I Gheard him say in a voice so gruff
"I D7wouldn't eat you 'cause you're so tough" G
It was a Gone-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater
COne-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater
GOne-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater
D7Sure looks strange to Gme
I Gsaid "Mr. Purple People Eater, what's your line?"
He Csaid "Eatin' purple people and it sure is fine
But Gthat's not the reason that I came to land
I D7wanna get a job in a rock and roll Gband"
It was a Gone-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater
COne-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater
GOne-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater
D7Sure looks strange to Gme
Well Gbless my soul the thing can really rock
He Cplayed his tune and he went hippety-hop
He Gplayed the music, played it hard and strong
And D7the dancin' people all sang along G
It was a Gone-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater
COne-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater
GOne-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater
D7Sure looks strange to Gme