Misc Unsigned Bands - Shelby f sheb wooley - the purple people eater

Well, I ^D#saw the thing comin' out of the sky.. it had ^A#one long horn, ^D#one big eye. ^D#I commenced to shakin' and I ^G#said "ooh-eee! it ^A#looks like a purple ^D#eater to me!"

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

^D#Well, he came down to earth and he lit in a tree. I said, '^A#Mr. Purple People Eater, ^D#don't eat me.' ^D#I heard him say in a ^G#voice so gruff..&qu^A#ot;I wouldn't eat you cause you're so ^D#tough."

^D#It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater. (^A#One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater.) A ^D#one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater. ^A#Sure looks strange to ^D#me..(one horn?)

I said, '^FMr. Purple People Eater, what's your line?' He said, "^CIt's eatin' purple people an^Fd it sure is fine. ^FBut that's not the reason that I ^Bbcame to land.. I ^Cwanna get a job in a rock and roll ^Fband!"

^FWell, bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater. ^CPigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater. (^FWe wear short shorts!) ^FFlyin' purple people eater..^Csure looks strange to ^Fme.

^FAnd then he swung from the tree and he lit on the ground. He ^Cstarted to rock, really ^Frockin' around. ^FIt was a crazy ditty with a ^Bbswingin' tune.. sing a ^Cbop bop aboppa loppa lim bam ^Fboom.

^FWell, bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater. ^CPigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater. (^FI like short shorts!) ^FFlyin' purple people eater..^Csure looks strange to ^Fme. (Purple people?)

And ^F#then he went on his way, and then what do ya know? I ^C#saw him last night on a ^F#TV show. ^F#He was blowing it out, a'really ^Bbknockin' 'em dead.. playin' ^C#rock and roll music through the horn in his ^F#head.