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One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eaters

Sheb Wooley
Version1
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
  Well,  I saw the thing comin' out of the sky
  It had one long  horn and one big eye(OOOH!)
  I commenced to shakin' in the center ring
  It  looks like a purple people-eater to me
  It  was a one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people-eater
  One-eyed,  one-horned, flying purple people-eater
  One-eyed,  one-horned, flying purple people-eater
  Sure  looks strange  to me!
  When he came down to earth he hid in a tree
  I said, "Mr. Purple People-Eater, don't eat me"
  And I heard him say in a voice so gruff,
  "I wouldn't eat you 'cause you're so tough."
 (Chorus)
  I said, "Mr. Purple People-Eater, what's your line?"
  He said, "Eating purple people and it sure is fine.
  But that's not the reason I came to land,
  I wanna get a job in a rock 'n' roll band."
  Well, this my soul rock 'n' roll flying purple people-eater
  Pigeon-toed, under-grown, flying purple people-eater
  (We wear short shorts) friendly little people-eater
  What a sight to see! OOOH!
  Then he swung from a tree, and he hit on the ground
  He started to rock, really rocking around
  It was a crazy ditty with a swinging tune
  "Sing a-bop bap-a-boop-a-lap-a-loom-bam-boom!"
  Well, he went on his way, and what do you know?
  I saw him last night on a T.V. show
  He was blowing it out, really knocking 'em dead,
  Playing rock 'n' roll music through the hole in his head
  Thanks for looking,
  Benny Shakkit

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Readable chord sheet for One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eaters by Sheb Wooley

[D]Well, I saw the thing comin' out of the sky
   It had one [A7]long horn and one big [D]eye(OOOH!)

   I commenced to shakin' in the center ring
   [G]It[N.C.] looks like a purple people-eater to me

   [D]It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people-eater
   [A7]One-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people-eater
   [D]One-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people-eater
   [G]Sure looks [A7]strange to [D]me!

   When he came down to earth he hid in a tree
   I said, "Mr. Purple People-Eater, don't eat me"
   And I heard him say in a voice so gruff,
  "I wouldn't eat you 'cause you're so tough."

(Chorus)

   I said, "Mr. Purple People-Eater, what's your line?"
   He said, "Eating purple people and it sure is fine.
   But that's not the reason I came to land,
   I wanna get a job in a rock 'n' roll band."

  Well, this my soul rock 'n' roll flying purple people-eater
   Pigeon-toed, under-grown, flying purple people-eater
  (We wear short shorts) friendly little people-eater
   What a sight to see! OOOH!

   Then he swung from a tree, and he hit on the ground
   He started to rock, really rocking around
   It was a crazy ditty with a swinging tune
  "Sing a-bop bap-a-boop-a-lap-a-loom-bam-boom!"

    Well, he went on his way, and what do you know?
    I saw him last night on a T.V. show
    He was blowing it out, really knocking 'em dead,
    Playing rock 'n' roll music through the hole in his head

       Thanks for looking,
             Benny Shakkit

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