Well I saw the thing comin out of the sky It had the one long horn, one big eye I commenced to shakin and I said "ooh-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 wouldnt eat you cuz you're so tough 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 horn} I said Mr. purple people eater, what's your line? He said it's eatin purple people and it sure is fine But that's not the reason that I came to land I wanna get a job in a rock and roll band Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin purple people eater Pigeon toed, undergrowed, flyin purple people eater We wear short shorts Flyin purple people eater Sure looks strange to me And then he swung from the tree and he lit on the ground He started to rock, really rockin around It was a crazy ditty with a swingin tune Sing a boop boop aboopa lopa lum lum boom Well bless my soul flyin purple people eater Pigeon toed, undergrowed, flyin purple people eater I like short shorts Flyin little people eater Sure looks strange to me purple people Then he went on his way, and then what do you know? I saw him last night on a tv show He was blowing it out, a really knockin them dead Playin rock and roll music through the horn on his head.