The Purple People Eater

"The Purple People Eater" is a novelty song written and performed by Sheb Wooley, which reached No. 1 in the Billboard pop charts in 1958 from June 9 to July 14, No. 1 in Canada, reached No. 12 overall in the UK Singles Chart, and topped the Australian chart.


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Title Summary
They Came from Outer Space: The Alien Songbook [1998] ... Buchanan and Dickie Goodman , "The Purple People Eater ...