(ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo.)

Well, I saw the thing,

a-Comin' out of the sky,
It had the a-one long horn,
One big eye.

I commenced to shakin',
And I said "Ooo-eee,
It looks like a purple 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 lit in a 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))
A 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?"

He said, "Eatin' purple people,
And it shore is fine.
But that's not the reason,

That I came to land,
(I wanna get a job,)
(In a rock'n'roll band.")


Well a-bless my soul, rock'n'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.
(Ohhh!)


And then he swung from the tree,
And he lit on the ground,

An' he started to rock,
a-Really rockin' around.
It was a crazy ditty,

With a swingin' tune,
(Sing a-bop-bop, a-boopa-loppa,)
(Loom-bam-boom.)


((Well bless my soul, rock'n'roll,))
((Flyin' purple people eater.))

((Pigeon-toed, undergrowed,))
((Flyin' purple people eater.))
(I like short shorts.)

((Flyin' purple people eater.))
What a sight to see.
(Purple People?)


Well, he went on his way,
And then a-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'n'roll music,

Through the horn in his head.

[Coda, featuring clarinet solo.]

(Tequila!)