Lyrics and translation XTC - The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (demo)
Let's
begin
Commençons
Peter
Pumpkinhead
came
to
town
Peter
Pumpkinhead
est
arrivé
en
ville
Spreading
wisdom
and
cash
around
Répandant
sagesse
et
argent
Fed
the
starving
and
housed
the
poor
Il
a
nourri
les
affamés
et
logé
les
pauvres
Showed
the
Vatican
what
gold's
for
Il
a
montré
au
Vatican
ce
qu'était
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
nous
maintiennent
à
genoux
Hooray
for
Peter
Pumpkin
Vive
Peter
Pumpkin
Who'll
pray
for
Peter
Pumpkinhead,
oh
my
Qui
priera
pour
Peter
Pumpkinhead,
oh
mon
Dieu
Peter
Pumpkinhead
proved
them
all
Peter
Pumpkinhead
les
a
tous
mis
à
l'épreuve
Emptied
churches
and
shopping
malls
Vidé
les
églises
et
les
centres
commerciaux
When
he
spoke
it
would
raise
the
roof
Quand
il
parlait,
ça
faisait
trembler
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
Of
the
people
who
would
keep
us
on
our
knees
Parmi
ceux
qui
nous
maintiennent
à
genoux
Hooray
for
Peter
Pumpkin
Vive
Peter
Pumpkin
Who'll
pray
for
Peter
Pumpkinhead,
oh
my
Qui
priera
pour
Peter
Pumpkinhead,
oh
mon
Dieu
Peter
Pumpkinhead
put
to
shame
Peter
Pumpkinhead
a
mis
à
la
honte
Governments
who
would
slur
his
name
Les
gouvernements
qui
dénigraient
son
nom
Plots
and
sex
scandals
failed
outright
Les
complots
et
les
scandales
sexuels
ont
échoué
Peter
merely
said,
any
kind
of
love
is
alright
Peter
a
simplement
dit,
tout
type
d'amour
est
bien
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
nous
maintiennent
à
genoux
Hooray
for
Peter
Pumpkin
Vive
Peter
Pumpkin
Who'll
pray
for
Peter
Pumpkinhead?
Qui
priera
pour
Peter
Pumpkinhead
?
Peter
Pumpkinhead
was
too
good
Peter
Pumpkinhead
était
trop
bon
Had
him
nailed
to
a
chunk
of
wood
On
l'a
cloué
à
un
morceau
de
bois
He
died
grinning
on
live
T.V.
Il
est
mort
en
souriant
à
la
télévision
en
direct
Hanging
there
he
looked
a
lot
like
you
Pendu
là,
il
ressemblait
beaucoup
à
toi
And
an
awful
lot
like
me
Et
beaucoup
à
moi
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
nous
maintiennent
à
genoux
Hooray
for
Peter
Pumpkin
Vive
Peter
Pumpkin
Who'll
pray
for
Peter
Pumpkinhead?
Qui
priera
pour
Peter
Pumpkinhead
?
Hooray
for
Peter
Pumpkin
(Hooray)
Vive
Peter
Pumpkin
(Vive)
Who'll
pray
for
Peter
Pumpkin?
Qui
priera
pour
Peter
Pumpkin
?
Hooray
for
Peter
Pumpkinhead
Vive
Peter
Pumpkinhead
Oh
my,
oh
my,
don't
it
make
you
wanna
cry?
Oh
mon
Dieu,
oh
mon
Dieu,
est-ce
que
ça
ne
te
donne
pas
envie
de
pleurer
?
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2 Goodbye Humanosaurus (demo)
3 Goosey Goosey (demo)
4 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (demo)
5 Difficult Age (demo)
6 It’s Snowing Angels (demo)
7 Rip Van Ruben (demo)
8 The Disappointed (demo)
9 War Dance (work tape)
10 The Disappointed (2013 stereo mix)
11 The Ugly Underneath (instrumental)
12 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (2013 stereo mix)
13 That Wave (demo)
14 Wrapped in Grey (demo)
15 Books Are Burning (demo)
16 Didn't Hurt a Bit (5.1 mix)
17 Books Are Burning (5.1 mix)
18 Dear Madam Barnum (demo)
19 Bungalow (5.1 mix)
20 Wrapped in Grey (5.1 mix)
21 War Dance (5.1 mix)
22 Then She Appeared (5.1 mix)
23 That Wave (5.1 mix)
24 Omnibus (5.1 mix)
25 Rook (5.1 mix)
26 Crocodile (5.1 mix)
27 The Ugly Underneath (5.1 mix)
28 Crocodile (demo)
29 The Ugly Underneath (demo)
30 Down a Peg (work tape)
31 The Smartest Monkeys (work tape)
32 Didn’t Hurt a Bit (work tape)
33 My Bird Performs (work tape)
34 Wonder Annual (demo)
35 The Disappointed (second reference recording)
36 The Disappointed (first reference recording)
37 Omnibus (demo)
38 I’m the Man Who Murdered Love (demo)
39 Humble Daisy (demo)
40 Rook (demo)
41 Then She Appeared (demo)
42 Holly up on Poppy (demo)
43 Holly up on Poppy (5.1 mix)
44 Bungalow (work tape)
45 The Disappointed (5.1 mix)
46 Humble Daisy (5.1 mix)
47 Didn’t Hurt a Bit (2013 stereo mix)
48 Books Are Burning (2013 stereo mix)
49 Bungalow (2013 stereo mix)
50 The Ugly Underneath (2013 stereo mix)
51 Wrapped in Grey (2013 stereo mix)
52 War Dance (2013 stereo mix)
53 Then She Appeared (2013 stereo mix)
54 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (instrumental)
55 That Wave (2013 stereo mix)
56 Rook (2013 stereo mix)
57 Crocodile (2013 stereo mix)
58 Holly up on Poppy (2013 stereo mix)
59 The Smartest Monkeys (2013 stereo mix)
60 Humble Daisy (2013 stereo mix)
61 Dear Madam Barnum (2013 stereo mix)
62 My Bird Performs (2013 stereo mix)
63 Omnibus (2013 stereo mix)
64 My Bird Performs (instrumental)
65 Dear Madam Barnum (instrumental)
66 Humble Daisy (instrumental)
67 Dear Madam Barnum (5.1 mix)
68 My Bird Performs (5.1 mix)
69 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (5.1 mix)
70 Didn't Hurt a Bit (instrumental)
71 Books Are Burning (instrumental)
72 Bungalow (instrumental)
73 Wrapped in Grey (instrumental)
74 War Dance (instrumental)
75 Then She Appeared (instrumental)
76 That Wave (instrumental)
77 Omnibus (instrumental)
78 Rook (instrumental)
79 Crocodile (instrumental)
80 Holly up on Poppy (instrumental)
81 The Disappointed (instrumental)
82 The Smartest Monkeys (instrumental)
83 The Smartest Monkeys (5.1 mix)
84 Studio footage shot during the recording of Nonsuch (video)
85 The Disappointed (video)
86 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (video)
87 Where Did the Ordinary People Go? (work tape)
88 Car Out of Control (work tape)
2 Goodbye Humanosaurus (demo)
3 Goosey Goosey (demo)
4 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (demo)
5 Difficult Age (demo)
6 It’s Snowing Angels (demo)
7 Rip Van Ruben (demo)
8 The Disappointed (demo)
9 War Dance (work tape)
10 The Disappointed (2013 stereo mix)
11 The Ugly Underneath (instrumental)
12 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (2013 stereo mix)
13 That Wave (demo)
14 Wrapped in Grey (demo)
15 Books Are Burning (demo)
16 Didn't Hurt a Bit (5.1 mix)
17 Books Are Burning (5.1 mix)
18 Dear Madam Barnum (demo)
19 Bungalow (5.1 mix)
20 Wrapped in Grey (5.1 mix)
21 War Dance (5.1 mix)
22 Then She Appeared (5.1 mix)
23 That Wave (5.1 mix)
24 Omnibus (5.1 mix)
25 Rook (5.1 mix)
26 Crocodile (5.1 mix)
27 The Ugly Underneath (5.1 mix)
28 Crocodile (demo)
29 The Ugly Underneath (demo)
30 Down a Peg (work tape)
31 The Smartest Monkeys (work tape)
32 Didn’t Hurt a Bit (work tape)
33 My Bird Performs (work tape)
34 Wonder Annual (demo)
35 The Disappointed (second reference recording)
36 The Disappointed (first reference recording)
37 Omnibus (demo)
38 I’m the Man Who Murdered Love (demo)
39 Humble Daisy (demo)
40 Rook (demo)
41 Then She Appeared (demo)
42 Holly up on Poppy (demo)
43 Holly up on Poppy (5.1 mix)
44 Bungalow (work tape)
45 The Disappointed (5.1 mix)
46 Humble Daisy (5.1 mix)
47 Didn’t Hurt a Bit (2013 stereo mix)
48 Books Are Burning (2013 stereo mix)
49 Bungalow (2013 stereo mix)
50 The Ugly Underneath (2013 stereo mix)
51 Wrapped in Grey (2013 stereo mix)
52 War Dance (2013 stereo mix)
53 Then She Appeared (2013 stereo mix)
54 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (instrumental)
55 That Wave (2013 stereo mix)
56 Rook (2013 stereo mix)
57 Crocodile (2013 stereo mix)
58 Holly up on Poppy (2013 stereo mix)
59 The Smartest Monkeys (2013 stereo mix)
60 Humble Daisy (2013 stereo mix)
61 Dear Madam Barnum (2013 stereo mix)
62 My Bird Performs (2013 stereo mix)
63 Omnibus (2013 stereo mix)
64 My Bird Performs (instrumental)
65 Dear Madam Barnum (instrumental)
66 Humble Daisy (instrumental)
67 Dear Madam Barnum (5.1 mix)
68 My Bird Performs (5.1 mix)
69 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (5.1 mix)
70 Didn't Hurt a Bit (instrumental)
71 Books Are Burning (instrumental)
72 Bungalow (instrumental)
73 Wrapped in Grey (instrumental)
74 War Dance (instrumental)
75 Then She Appeared (instrumental)
76 That Wave (instrumental)
77 Omnibus (instrumental)
78 Rook (instrumental)
79 Crocodile (instrumental)
80 Holly up on Poppy (instrumental)
81 The Disappointed (instrumental)
82 The Smartest Monkeys (instrumental)
83 The Smartest Monkeys (5.1 mix)
84 Studio footage shot during the recording of Nonsuch (video)
85 The Disappointed (video)
86 The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (video)
87 Where Did the Ordinary People Go? (work tape)
88 Car Out of Control (work tape)
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