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El Comedor de Gente Morada

Sheb Wooley

The Purple People Eater

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 wouldn't 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 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, a'really knockin' em dead
Playin' rock and roll music through the horn in his head

[Clarinet solo]

Tequila

El Comedor de Gente Morada

Vi algo venir del cielo
Tenía un cuerno largo, un ojo grande
Empecé a temblar y dije '¡ufa!'
Parece un comedor de gente morada

Era un comedor de gente morada volador, de un solo ojo y un solo cuerno
(De un solo ojo y un solo cuerno, comedor de gente morada volador)
Un comedor de gente morada volador, de un solo ojo y un solo cuerno
¡Se ve extraño para mí! (¿Un solo ojo?)

Bajó a la tierra y se posó en un árbol
Le dije 'Sr. Comedor de Gente Morada, no me comas'
Lo escuché decir con una voz ronca
No te comería porque eres muy duro

Era un comedor de gente morada volador, de un solo ojo y un solo cuerno
De un solo ojo y un solo cuerno, comedor de gente morada volador
De un solo ojo y un solo cuerno, comedor de gente morada volador
¡Se ve extraño para mí! (¿Un solo cuerno?)

Le dije 'Sr. Comedor de Gente Morada, ¿cuál es tu rol?'
Dijo que es comer gente morada y que le gusta
Pero esa no es la razón por la que vine a la tierra
Quiero conseguir un trabajo en una banda de rock and roll

¡Bendice mi alma, rock and roll, comedor de gente morada volador
Con los pies torcidos, mal desarrollado, comedor de gente morada volador
(Llevamos shorts cortos)
Comedor de gente morada volador
¡Se ve extraño para mí!

Y luego se columpió del árbol y se posó en el suelo
Empezó a rockear, realmente moviéndose
Era una canción loca con un ritmo pegajoso
Canta un boop boop aboopa lopa lum bam boom

¡Bendice mi alma, rock and roll, comedor de gente morada volador
Con los pies torcidos, mal desarrollado, comedor de gente morada volador
Me gustan los shorts cortos
Comedor de gente morada volador
¡Se ve extraño para mí! (¿Gente Morada?)

Y luego se fue por su camino, y ¿qué sabes?
Lo vi anoche en un programa de televisión
Estaba arrasando, realmente impresionando a todos
Tocando música de rock and roll a través del cuerno en su cabeza

[Solo de clarinete]

Tequila

Escrita por: Sheb Wooley