Purple People Eater
OPENER - BREAK - CLOSER
Sides face, grand square
It had one long horn and one big eye
I think I'm just a shakin' in the centre ring
It looks like a purple people eater
It was a one-eyed one-horned flying purple people eater
Left allemande and promenade the ring
One-eyed one-horned flying purple people
Sure looks strange to me
FIGURE
Heads (sides) promenade half way round
Down the middle right and left thru and turn your lady there
Square thru four, all the way around, dosado, And do an eight chain four
Pigeon toed under toed flyin' purple people eater
Swing your corner lady and promenade the ring
It was a one-eyed one-horned flying purple people
Sure looks strange to me
ENDING Sure looks strange to me - Te - qui - la
ORIGINAL LYRICS
The Purple People Eater
Well, I saw the thing comin' out of the sky, It had one long horn and one big eye.
I commenced a shaking and I said "Ooo-Eee, 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,
A one-eyed, one-horned flying Purple People Eater, Sure looked strange to me!
Well he came down to earth and he lit in a tree. I said "Mister 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 flying Purple People Eater, One-eyed, one-horned flying Purple People Eater,
One-eyed, one-horned flying Purple People Eater, Sure looked strange to me!
I said "Mister Purple People Eater, what's your line-" He said "Eatin' purple people, and it sure
is fine.
But that's not the reason that I came to land, I want to get a job in a rock and roll band."
Well bless my soul, rock & roll, flying Purple People Eater, Pidgeon-toed undercode flying Purple People Eater
'We wear short shorts," friendly little people-eater, What a sight to see!
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, In-a bop, bap a-boopin lap-a birn bam boom"
Well, bless my soul, rock & roll, flying Purple People Eater, Pidgeon toed, undercode, flying Purple People
Eater,
"I like short shorts," flying Purple People Eater, Quite a sight to see!
Well, he went on his way and then, what do you know- I saw him last night on a TV show.
He was blowin' it out, really knocking 'em dead, Playing rock and roll music through the horn in his head.
"Tequila"
Words & music: Sheb Wooley