The song, The Purple People Eater tells the story of a strange creature, described as having one-eye, one-horned, and the ability to fly. The creature comes to Earth because it wants to join a rock n roll band. The premise of the song was said to have come from a joke told by Wooley's friends child. Wooley created the whole song in just an hour.

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, dont eat me

I heard him say in a voice so gruff

I wouldnt eat you cuz youre 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, whats your line

He said its eatin purple people and it sure is fine

But thats 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

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, dont eat me

I heard him say in a voice so gruff

I wouldnt eat you cuz youre 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, whats your line

He said its eatin purple people and it sure is fine

But thats 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

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, dont eat me

I heard him say in a voice so gruff

I wouldnt eat you cuz youre 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, whats your line

He said its eatin purple people and it sure is fine

But thats 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

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, dont eat me

I heard him say in a voice so gruff

I wouldnt eat you cuz youre 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, whats your line

He said its eatin purple people and it sure is fine

But thats 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

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, dont eat me

I heard him say in a voice so gruff

I wouldnt eat you cuz youre 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, whats your line

He said its eatin purple people and it sure is fine

But thats 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 bam boom

Well bless my soul, rock and roll, 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?)

And then he went on his way, and then what do ya know

I saw him last night on a TV show

He was blowing it out, areally knockin em dead

Playin rock and roll music through the horn in his head