Purple People Eater - Sheb Wooley [C] Well, I saw the thing comin' out of the sky It had the [G] one long horn, [C] one big eye I [C7] commenced to shakin' and I [F] said "ooh-eee" It [G] looks like a purple eater to [C] me Chorus [C] It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater [G] One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater A [C] one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater [G] Sure looks strange to [C] me (one eye?) [C] Well he came down to earth and he lit in a tree I said [G] Mr. Purple People Eater, [C] don't eat me I [C7] heard him say in a [F] voice so gruff "I [G] wouldn't eat you 'cause you're so tough" Chorus It was a [C] one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater [G] One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater A [C] one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater [G] Sure looks strange to [C] me (one horn?) [C] I said Mr. Purple People Eater, what's your line? He said “[G] eatin' purple people and it [C] sure is fine But [C7] that's not the reason that I [F] came to land I [G] want to get a job in a rock and roll [C] band" Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater [G] Pigeon-toed, under-growed, flyin' purple people eater [C] "We wear short shorts" friendly little people eater [G] What a sight to [C] see (oh) And then he [C] swung from the tree and he lit on the ground And he [G] started to rock, really [C] rockin' around It was a crazy ditty with a [F] swingin' tune "Singin' [G] bop-bop, a-boopa lopa lum bam [C] boom" Well, bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater [G] Pigeon-toed, under growed, flyin' purple people eater [C] "I like short shorts!" flyin' purple people eater [G] What a sight to [C] see (purple people?) Well, he went on his way, and then what do ya know? I [G]saw him last night on a [C] TV show He was [C7] blowing it out, really [F] knockin' em dead Playin' [G] rock and roll music through the horn in his [C] head (Kazoo / instrumental if desired) It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater [G] One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater A [C] one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater [G] Sure looks strange to [C] me "Tequila!"