Purple People Eater 🤍 🖨️ 🎸
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Category:Holiday
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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


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