Well I saw the thing coming out of the sky
It had one long horn, and one big eye
I commenced to shakin’ and I said “ooh-wee”
It looks like a purple people eater to me
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin’ purple people eater
(One-eyed, one-horned, flyin’ purple people eater)
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
Well, bless my soul, rock ‘n roll, flyin’ purple people eater
Pigeon-toed, under-growed, flyin’ purple people eater
(We wear short-shorts)
Friendly little people eater
What a sight to see (Oooh)
And then he swung from the tree and he lit on the ground
And he started to rock, really rockin’ around
It was a crazy ditty with a swingin’ tune
Singin’ bop boop aboopa lopa lum bam boom
Well bless my soul, rock ‘n’ roll, flyin’ purple people eater
Pigeon-toed, under-growed, flyin’ purple people eater
Flyin’ purple people eater
What a sight to see (Purple people?)
And then he went on his way, and then what do you know
I saw him last night on a TV show
He was a blowin’ it out, and really knockin’ them dead
Playin’ rock ‘n roll music through the horn in his head