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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Crash Test Dummies
Crash Test Dummies
Vocals
Ellen Reid
Ellen Reid
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andy Partridge
Andy Partridge
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Crash Test Dummies
Crash Test Dummies
Producer
Tom Lord-Alge
Tom Lord-Alge
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Peter Pumpkinhead
Came to town
Spreading wisdom and, cash around
Fed the starving and, housed the poor
Showed the Vatican, what gold's for
But he made too many enemies
Of the people who would keep us on our knees
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin
Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkinhead?
[Verse 2]
Peter Pumpkinhead, put to shame
Governments who would, slur his name
Plots and sex scandals, failed outright
Peter merely said, any kind of love is alright
But he made too many enemies
Of the people who would keep us on our knees
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin
Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkinhead?
[Verse 3]
Peter Pumpkinhead
Was too good
Had him nailed to a, chunk of wood
He died grinning on, live T.V.
Hanging there he looked a lot like you
And and awful lot like me
[Verse 4]
But he made too many enemies
Of the people who would keep us on our knees
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin
Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkinhead?
Yeah
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin
Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkinhead?
Hooray for Peter Pumpkinhead
Oh my, oh my, don't it make you want to cry? Oh
Written by: Andy Partridge

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