Lyrics and translation XTC - Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
Peter
Pumpkinhead
came
to
town
Peter
Pumpkinhead
est
venu
en
ville
Spreading
wisdom
and
cash
around
Répandre
la
sagesse
et
distribuer
l'argent
Fed
the
starving
and
housed
the
poor
Nourrir
les
affamés
et
loger
les
pauvres
Showed
the
vatican
what
gold's
for
Montrer
au
Vatican
à
quoi
sert
l'or
But
he
made
too
many
enemies
Mais
il
s'est
fait
trop
d'ennemis
Of
the
people
who
would
keep
us
on
our
knees
Parmi
ceux
qui
veulent
nous
maintenir
à
genoux
Hooray
for
Peter
Pumpkin
Hourra
pour
Peter
Pumpkin
Who'll
pray
for
Peter
Pumpkinhead?
Qui
priera
pour
Peter
Pumpkinhead
?
Oh
my!
Oh
mon
Dieu
!
Peter
Pumpkinhead
pulled
them
all
Peter
Pumpkinhead
les
a
tous
attirés
Emptied
churches
and
shopping
malls
A
vidé
les
églises
et
les
centres
commerciaux
Where
he
spoke,
it
would
raise
the
roof
Là
où
il
parlait,
il
soulevait
le
toit
Peter
Pumpkinhead
told
the
truth
Peter
Pumpkinhead
disait
la
vérité
But
he
made
too
many
enemies...
Mais
il
s'est
fait
trop
d'ennemis...
Peter
Pumpkinhead
put
to
shame
Peter
Pumpkinhead
a
fait
honte
Governments
who
would
slur
his
name
Aux
gouvernements
qui
salissaient
son
nom
Plots
and
sex
scandals
failed
outright
Les
complots
et
les
scandales
sexuels
ont
échoué
Peter
merely
said
Peter
a
simplement
dit
Any
kind
of
love
is
alright
N'importe
quel
amour
est
acceptable
But
he
made
too
many
enemies...
Mais
il
s'est
fait
trop
d'ennemis...
Peter
Pumpkinhead
was
too
good
Peter
Pumpkinhead
était
trop
bon
Had
him
nailed
to
a
chunk
of
wood
Ils
l'ont
cloué
sur
un
morceau
de
bois
He
died
grinning
on
live
TV
Il
est
mort
en
souriant
à
la
télévision
en
direct
Hanging
there
he
looked
a
lot
like
you
Accroché
là,
il
te
ressemblait
beaucoup
And
an
awful
lot
like
me!
Et
beaucoup
à
moi
!
But
he
made
too
many
enemies...
Mais
il
s'est
fait
trop
d'ennemis...
Hooray
for
Peter
Pumpkin
Hourra
pour
Peter
Pumpkin
Who'll
pray
for
Peter
Pumpkin
Qui
priera
pour
Peter
Pumpkin
Hooray
for
Peter
Pumpkinhead
Hourra
pour
Peter
Pumpkinhead
Oh
my
oh
my
oh!
Oh
mon
Dieu,
oh
mon
Dieu,
oh
mon
Dieu
!
Doesn't
it
make
you
want
to
cry
oh?
Ça
ne
te
donne
pas
envie
de
pleurer
?
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Science Friction
2 Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
3 The Disappointed
4 The Loving
5 King For a Day
6 Mayor of Simpleton
7 Dear God
8 The Meeting Place
9 Grass
10 Wake Up
11 This World Over
12 All You Pretty Girls
13 Love On a Farmboy's Wages
14 Wonderland
15 Great Fire
16 No Thugs In Our House
17 Ball and Chain
18 Senses Working Overtime
19 Respectable Street
20 Love At First Sight
21 Sgt Rock (Is Going to Help Me)
22 Towers Of London
23 Generals And Majors
24 Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
25 Ten Feet Tall
26 Making Plans For Nigel
27 Life Begins At The Hop
28 Are You Receiving Me?
29 This Is Pop
30 Statue of Liberty
31 Wrapped In Grey
2 Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead
3 The Disappointed
4 The Loving
5 King For a Day
6 Mayor of Simpleton
7 Dear God
8 The Meeting Place
9 Grass
10 Wake Up
11 This World Over
12 All You Pretty Girls
13 Love On a Farmboy's Wages
14 Wonderland
15 Great Fire
16 No Thugs In Our House
17 Ball and Chain
18 Senses Working Overtime
19 Respectable Street
20 Love At First Sight
21 Sgt Rock (Is Going to Help Me)
22 Towers Of London
23 Generals And Majors
24 Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
25 Ten Feet Tall
26 Making Plans For Nigel
27 Life Begins At The Hop
28 Are You Receiving Me?
29 This Is Pop
30 Statue of Liberty
31 Wrapped In Grey
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