The Purple People Eater Songtext
von Sheb Wooley

Well I saw the thing comin′ out of the sky
It had the one long horn, and one big eye
I commenced to shakin' and I said "Ooh-eee"
It looks like a purple people eater to me

It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin′ purple people eater
(One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater)
A one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater
Sure looks strange to me (one eye?)

Well he came down to earth and he laid in the tree
I said Mr. Purple People Eater, don′t eat me
I heard him say in a voice so gruff
"I wouldn′t eat you 'cause you′re so tough"

It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater
One-eyed, one-horned flyin′ purple people eater
One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater
Sure looks strange to me (one horn?)


I said Mr. Purple People Eater, what′s your line?
And he said, "Eatin' purple people and it sure is fine"
But that's not the reason that I came to land
"I wanna get a job in a rock and roll band"

Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin′ purple people eater
Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin′ purple people eater
(We wear short shorts)
Friendly little people eater
What a sight to see

And then he swung from the tree and he laid on the ground
And he started to rock, really rockin' around
It was a crazy ditty with a swingin′ tune
"Sing a bop-bop aboopa-lopa, loom bam-boom"

Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater
Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin′ purple people eater
"I like short shorts"
Flyin' purple people eater
Quite a sight to see (purple people?)

Well he went on his way, and then what do ya know
I saw him last night on a TV show
He was blowing it out, a-really knockin′ em dead
Playin' rock and roll music through the horn in his head

(Tequila)