"Purple People Eater" is a song that appears on the soundtrack to Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders. It was originally written and performed by Sheb Wooley. On the soundtrack, it is performed by Scott Innes as Shaggy.
Lyrics[]
(Time is running out for the planet Earth)
Well, I saw the thing comin' out of the sky
It had one long horn, and one big eye
I commenced to shakin' and I said "ooh-eee"
It looks like a purple people 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
([Scooby:] It 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, like, don't eat me"
Then 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, flyin' purple people eater
(One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater)
A one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater
([Scooby:] It sure looks strange to me)
(One horn?)
I said, "Mr. 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 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
(He wears short shorts)
Friendly little people eater
([Scooby:] 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
Sing a bop bap aboopa lappa loom bam boom
Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flyin' purple people eater
(Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flyin' purple people eater)
"I like short shorts"
Friendly little people eater
What a sight to see!
(Purple people?)
Go get 'em Scoob!
([Scooby:] Ok)
([Scooby:]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, really knockin' 'em dead)
Playin' rock and roll music through the horn in his head
(Tequila)