MR. CUSTER
Recorded by: "Larry Verne"
(peak Billboard position #1 in 1960)
Words and Music by Fred Darian, Al DeLory, Joe Van Winkle
(Indian drums throughout song)
(Indian war whoops)
That famous day in history the men of the 7th Cavalry went riding on
And from the rear a voice was heard
A brave young man with a trembling word rang loud and clear...
What am I doin' here??
Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go
Hey, Mr. Custer, please don't make me go
I had a dream last night about the comin' fight
Somebody yelled "attack!"
And there I stood with a arrow in my back.
Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go (forward Ho!!)--aaww
SPOKEN: Look at them bushes out there
They're moving and there's a injun behind every one
Hey, Mr. Custer-you mind if I be excused the rest of the afternoon?
HEY CHARLIE, DUCK YER HEAD!!
(sound of arrow whizzing by)
Hmm, you're a little bit late on that one, Charlie
Hooh, I bet that smarts!
(They were sure of victory, the men of the 7th Cavalry, as they rode on)
(But then from the rear a voice was heard)
(That same brave voice with the trembling word rang loud and clear)
What am I doin' here??
Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go
Listen, Mr. Custer, please don't make me go
There's a redskin a'waitin' out there, just fixin to take my hair
A coward I've been called cuz I don't wanna wind up dead or bald
Please Mr. Custer, I don't wanna go (forward HO)--aaww
SPOKEN: I wonder what the injun word for friend is
Let's see-friend-- kemo sabe, that's it
KEMO SABE!, HEY OUT THERE-KEMO SABE!
(sound of arrow whizzing by)
Nope, that itn't it
Look at them durned injuns
They're runnin' around like a bunch of wild Indians-heh, heh, heh
Nah, this ain't no time for jokin'
(sound of arrow whizzing by)
(sound of arrow whizzing by)
PURPLE PEOPLE EATER
The Purple People Eater was the #1 song for 6 weeks in 1958and the #24 song of the 1955-1959 rock era. It sold over 3 million records and received a Gold Record within 3 weeks after it was released, and over 100 Million Copies Overall.
PURPLE PEOPLE EATER
Well I saw the thing coming out of the sky,
It had one long horn and one big eye.
I commenced to shaking and I said "Ooh-ee,
It looks like a purple people eater to me."
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater,
(One-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater),
A one-eyed one-horned, flying purple people eater),
Sure looks stange to me. (One eye?)
Well he came down to earth and alit in a tree,
I said "Mr Purple People Eater, don't eat me!"
I heard him say in a voice so gruff,
[Helium voice] "I wouldn't eat you 'cos you're so tough."
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater
One-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater,
One-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater,
Sure looks strange to me. (One horn?)
I said "Mr Purple People Eater, what's your line?"
He said "Eating purple people and it sure is fine,
But that's not the reason that I came to land:
[Helium voice] I wanna get a job in a rock and roll band."
Well bless my soul, rock and roll, flying purple people eater,
Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flying purple people eater,
(We wear short shorts) friendly little people eater,
What a sight to see.
And then he swung from the tree and alit on the ground,
And he started to rock, really rocking around,
It was a crazy little ditty with a swinging tune:
[Helium voice] Sing a-bop-bop a-boopa-loppa loom-bam-boom.
Well, bless my soul, rock and roll, flying purple people eater,
Pigeon-toed, undergrowed, flying purple people eater,
[Helium voice] I like short shorts,
Flying purple people eater,
What a sight to see. (Purple people?)
Well, he went on his way, and then what do you know?
I saw him last night on a TV show,
He was blowing it out, really knocking 'em dead,
Playing rock and roll music through the horn in his head.
[Helium voice:] Tequila.
