Lyrics Ray Stevens

Ray Stevens

I Saw Elvis In A U.f.o.

{This is the evening news, let's go now to our field reporter

Renaldo Riviera, this is Renaldo Riviera on the banks

Of the stinky muddy river with Mr. R.V. Frisbee

Who claims to have witnessed something truly fantastic

Mr. Frisbee could you tell us what you saw}

{Yeah, I's just hunkered down over there puttin' a stink wad

On my trot line and the short hairs just stood straight out

On the back of my neck and I turned around

And there's this big orange thing with them purple lights on it

Come swoopin' over them pine trees

And just hovered over the Winnebago there}

{Inez run out, throwed a skillet at it and then she scissored

And run back in up on the hide-a-bed

'Bout that time a little trap door opened up

Little stair steps come down

And this little pink bald headed guy stuck his head out}

{Now I'd seen that movie 'Clost Encounters'

I just walked on over there big as Ike and looked up in there

And there he was, there who was?}

I saw Elvis in a U.F.O., sittin' there with Howard Hughes

I saw Elvis in a U.F.O., Jimmy Hoffa was in there too

I saw Elvis in a U.F.O., singin' them rhythm an' blues

An' Liberace was there an' he had on a pair of Imelda Marcos shoes

What is that a shootin' star, streakin' cross the heavens above?

No, it's a whole lot more than a shootin' star

It's a hunka hunka burnin' love

I saw the Colonel in a U.F.O., had a big smile on his face

An' then he shook his head, puffed on his cigar an' said

"I done book Elvis out in outer space"

An' then those little pink men they all jumped in

Dancin' up an' down the stairs

An' then they rolled their eyes, began to harmonize

An' it sounded like the Jordoniares

We got Elvis in a U.F.O., he's too good for the human race

We got Elvis in a U.F.O., we're gonna keep him out in outer space

They got Elvis in a U.F.O., honey, have you heard the news?

They got Elvis in a U.F.O., just singin' them rhythm an' blues

They got Elvis in a U.F.O. an' the Colonel and Howard Hughes

And Jimmy Hoffa, even Liberaces up there

He ain't never had no hit record honey

I done had more hits than anybody but do I get to go in a U.F.O?

No, now is that fair? I'm the king of Rock 'n' Roll

The originator, I started the whole thing, baby

An' I think it's about time I got to go on a U.F.O.

You better beam me up Scotty

Or your little pink bald headed people done tore it with me

Thank you