while strolling through the woods
not so far from town
i got real shook
i heard the strangest sound
i saw the purple people eater
and to my surprise
i saw the witch doctor sittin’ by his side
woah
the witch doctor had a in his hand
they were boppin’ and arockin’
with a twopiece band
well the purple was a blowin’
like a people eater should
the witch doctor picked
like a johnny b goode
they went a
oooh eee
oooh ah ah
ting tang
walla walla bing bang
yeah the doctor got trouble
when the people eater said
the girls keep alaughin’
at the horn in my head
then the witch doctor smiled
and i heard him say
yeah man you’re ugly
but you sure can play
well there in the moonlight
it seemed so strange
while he played a little ofa
home on the range
they were comin’ in strong
like a rock n’ roll star
with the craziest beat
this side of mars
they went a
oooh eee
oooh ah ah
ting tang
walla walla bing bang
yeah these cats from outer space
they were givin’ it all
i could tell the way they jumped it
they were havin’ a ball
they had me pattin’ my feet
and just aclappin’ my hands
they stopped just long enough to say
crazy man
yeah
twilight time
when the sun goes down
way back up in the woods
along the edge of town
yeah the people all gather
from amiles around
to hear doc and ol’ purple with that crazy sound
they went a
oooh eee
oooh ah ah
ting tang
walla walla bing bang
one more time
okay
oooh eee
oooh ah ah
ting tang
walla walla bing bang
wait til they see us on the bandstand
crazy man crazy
walla walla bing bang
ha ha ha ha
Artist: Joe South
Year: 1958
Decade: 50s
Language: en
Word Count: 192