The Purple People Eater:Sheb Wooley. #1 in 1958. #1.(Original keys. Check it out on YouTube.)

^DWell, I saw the thing comin' out of the sky, it had ^Aone long horn, ^Done big eye. I commenced to shakin' and I ^Gsaid "ooh-eee!", It ^Alooks like a purple people eater to ^Dme.

CHORUS:

^DIt was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater. (^AOne-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater) A ^Done-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater. ^ASure looks strange to ^Dme. (One eye?)

#2.(Change keys.)

^EbWell, he came down to earth and he lit in a tree. I said, &^Bbquot;Mr. Purple People Ea^Ebter, don't eat me." I heard him say in a ^Abvoice so gruff: NC "I wouldn't eat you cause you're so tough!"

CHORUS:

^AbIt was a ^Ebone-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater. ^BbOne-eyed, one-horned flyin' purple people eater. ^EbOne-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater. ^BbSure looks strange to ^Ebme. (One horn?)

#3.(Change keys.)

^EI said, "Mr. Purple People Eater, what's your line?" He said, &^Bquot;It's eatin' purple people an^Ed it sure is fine. But that's not the reason that I ^Acame to land.. I ^Bwanna get a job in a rock and roll ^Eband."

#4.

^EWell, bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater. ^BPigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater. (^EWe wear short shorts) Flyin' purple people eater.. ^BSure looks strange to ^Eme.

#5.

^EAnd then he swung from the tree and he lit on the ground, He ^Bstarted to rock, really ^Erockin' around. It was a crazy ditty with a ^Aswingin' tune.. B E Sing A bop bop-A-boppa-loppa-lim-bam-boom.

#6.

^EWell, bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater. ^BPigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater. ^EI like short shorts!..Flyin' little people eater. ^BSure looks strange to ^Eme. (Purple People?)

#7.(Change keys)

^EAnd then he ^Fwent on his way, and then what do ya know? I ^Csaw him last night on a ^FTV show. He was blowing it out, a'really ^Bbknockin' 'em dead.. Playin' ^Crock and roll music through the horn in his ^Fhead.^Bb ^C ^F

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