Wooley finished composing the song within an hour,[6] later describing it as “undoubtedly the worst song he had ever written. Alvin and the Chipmunks eventually covered “Purple People Eater” for their 1998 album The A-Files: Alien Songs. [6]“The Purple People Eater” tells how a strange creature from outer space (described as a “one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater”) descends to Earth because it wants to be in a rock ‘n’ roll band. Likewise, challenging the listener’s assumption that the creature is a purple-colored people-eater, the creature asserts that it eats purple people:I said Mr. Purple People Eater, what’s your line? In response to requests from radio disc jockeys to portray the creature, listeners drew pictures that show a purple-colored people eater.