Intro: G7 Ah! Verse: C Well I saw the thing comin’ out of the sky G7 C It had one long horn and one big eye Oh F I commenced to shakin’ and I said “ooh-wee” G7 C It looked like a purple people eater to me Chorus: C It was a one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater G7 One-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater C A one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater G7 C Sure looked strange to me One eye
C When he came down to earth and he lit in a tree G7 C I said “Mr Purple People Eater don’t eat me” F I heard him say in a voice so gruff “I wouldn’t eat you ‘cause you’re so tough ” Chorus: C It was a one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater G7 One-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater C A one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater G7 C Sure looked strange to me One Horn C I said ”Mister Purple People Eater what’s your line ” G7 C He said eating purple people and it sure is fine F But that’s not the reason that I came to land “I wanna get a job in a rock and roll band ” Chorus: C Well bless my soul rock and roll flying purple people eater G7 Pigeon-toed under-growed flying purple people eater C We wear short shorts friendly little people eater G7 C What a sight to see Oooh C Then he swung from a tree and he lit on the ground G7 C And he started to rock really rockin’ around C F It was a crazy ditty with a swinging tune “Sing a lop bop a Lula a lop bam boom” Chorus: C Well bless my soul rock and roll flying purple people eater G7 Pigeon-toed under-growed flying purple people eater C I like short-shorts flying purple people eater G7 C What a sight to see Purple people C Well he went on his way and what do you know G7 C I saw him last night on a TV show F He was blowing it out really knocking ‘em dead G7 C Playing rock and roll music through the horn in his head Instrumental: C F C F G7 C