XTC - The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead Lyrics






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?
Oh my!
Peter Pumpkinhead pulled them all
Emptied churches and shopping malls
Where he spoke, it would raise the roof
Peter Pumpkinhead told the truth
But he made too many enemies...
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...
Peter Pumpkinhead was too good
Had him nailed to a chunk of wood
He died grinning on live TV
Hanging there he looked a lot like you
And an awful lot like me!
But he made too many enemies...
Hooray for Peter Pumpkin
Who'll pray for Peter Pumpkin
Hooray for Peter Pumpkinhead
Oh my oh my oh!
Doesn't it make you want to cry oh?





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  1. J.... B....

    Donald Trump in reverse...

  2. M.... R....

    The Crash Test Dummies version got more play because of Dumb and Dumber but XTC’s version and video are the essence of this song..

  3. L.... V....

    shoud be in history books

  4. N.... R....

    Amo este som

    N.... R....

    Nanda Rodrigues 2

  5. G.... T....

    Muy buena canción 👍 ayuda al estado de ánimo😉

  6. s.... ....

    Donald Trump?

  7. K.... B....

    IXTC predicted #andrewyang2020

  8. P.... U....

    This band was way ahead of the times!

  9. J.... O....

    Thats nice and all, but a communist killed JFK. Not the powers-that-be.

    J.... O....

    lol. a communist. that's rich.

    J.... O....

    @Mordenkainen I know. LH Oswald was very likely the only communist in history that has ever killed a man.

  10. M.... S....

    Timeless Classic

  11. x.... ....

    Basically, I fuckin love this band.

  12. O.... P....

    Nostalgia.... quiero llorar, el cuero se me enchina.

  13. M.... E....

    Trump = Peter Pumpkin Head :D

  14. P.... M....

    Deutschland 2019: Das Lied ist aktueller den je. In einem Land in dem es möglich ist, mit bloß einem diffamierenden Wort das Leben eines Menschen aus der Bahn zu werfen. In dem die Meinungsfreiheit nur auf dem Papier existiert und das Denunziantentum sich nach Maoistischem Vorbild durch Systemtreue in die höchsten ebenen befördert. In dem die BRD-Spitzel in Panama in der Vergangenheit jeden finden, der kein Systemling ist. #WirSindPeterPumpkinhead

  15. J.... B....

    Dave Mattacks , one of the best..

  16. T.... H....

    They stole this riff from F.I.S.T. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEa_UQJwI0s

  17. M.... T....

    JFK actually WAS the messiah...so does that make Trump satan?!!! Not the good Satan either \m/

  18. P.... I....

    the harmonica!
    the harmonica!

  19. S.... D....

    Property grab Texas.
    Killed Rfk same day Officer Tippet.

  20. S.... F....

    I do love a bit of harmonica..... 👍

  21. R.... F....

    pinche rola. m recuerda mi juventud

  22. t.... h....

    Only 4 people in the limo unlike our current reality.Yes I know XTC had a limited budget for this video but that's not my point.Mandela effect.

  23. J.... B....

    nonsuch king Henry the 8th,,but this video,, fuck,,

  24. A.... ....

    really great song

  25. C.... A....

    Masterpiece !

  26. D.... A....

    Let's begin...

  27. B.... F....

    And an awful lot like me!

  28. M.... S....

    Música sensacional!!!!

  29. W.... P....

    Muito som de 1992. Hoje eu com 41 anos só relembrando a boa música que nunca fica ruim. 22/11/19.

  30. a.... m....

    Good but prefer crash test dummies

  31. D.... G....

    177 numpties don't get it.

  32. H.... B....

    I love this song and how XTC throws the JFK coup d’état conspiracy right out there. The orders came down from the Jesuits and their ilk because JFK was shutting down their privately owned Federal Reserve Banking system and replacing Fed notes with treasury notes backed by silver via JFK’s Executive Order 11-110. Also JFK was stopping the Vietnam War which put a stop to the military industrial complex’s weapons manufacturing that was financed by the Fed’s money printing debt machine that further enslaved the people with debt and resulting taxation. JFK also sent a memo to the Joint Chiefs of Staff to enlist their help in breaking the CIA up into 1,000 pieces and scattering it to the wind. He surely made enemies with the worlds most powerful forces.

  33. C.... R....

    Where I live the kids are discovering XTC since they listen to the vinyl their grandparents kept. Brilliant.

  34. H.... D....

    This anthem is of Jesus & JFK. But currently I think of Julian Assange & Trump (cos he’s orange).

  35. N.... F....

    These day’s, this song makes me think of President Trump. God bless him.

  36. C.... ....

    GLORIUXTC

  37. N.... H....

    You must watch there documentary this is pop

  38. E.... R....

    Anyone who doesn’t know XTC is one of the greatest pop bands of any era has sorely missed out.

  39. R.... G....

    Joe and Pete need to be friends too. Democrat love.

  40. G.... I....

    One of many great XTC songs. Mayor of Simpleton. Making Plans for Nigel. Dear God. Senses Working Overtime. Etc.

    G.... I....

    Love on a Farm Boy’s Wages is pure literature to music. It is on Mummer.

  41. T.... M....

    Up until this moment I had no idea this song was about JFK's assassination....

    T.... M....

    but it's not.

  42. M.... W....

    No wonder why they are underrated it's because they suck

  43. f.... ....

    Think whatever you want about the world. I posted this video on my facebook wall and it was quickly removed. Anyone else out there ever have issues like that? What did I do wrong???

    f.... ....

    It might be copyrighted. I know social media and music companies are struck about that. Sorry it got removed, it's a great song that deserves to be shared ❤

    f.... ....

    @Maggie Brum No reason was given, it was just removed. One time I shared a link from CBS News and someone reported as offensive and facebook pulled it but gave a reason why. This video has been on Youtube for 10 years so copyright rules are being followed. I shared this very YouTube link. Since facebook removed it without telling me why I won't know for sure what the reason was. Technically I can't even claim that it was removed.

  44. R.... G....

    Vote for Pedro! Another Democrat, who is forward thinking he and Elizabeth, need to be friends.

  45. P.... ....

    Since the 1963 military coup Uncle Sam has seldom been out of war..... Since that fateful day it didn't matter which of the two allowed political parties occupied that white house..... they both march to the drum of "Our Fine Military" ...
    That same "fine military" which always manages to be acknowledged in U.S. "election" circuses... ; which would cause a scandal in most democracies around the world.
    But then ,.....Uncle Sam gets away with that , since he rules the roost....

    P.... ....

    Tulsi Gabbard =
    Peter Pumpkinhead

  46. M.... M....

    dark ... yet upbeat ... story of my life

  47. s.... p....

    Haven’t played this tune in many years first heard it on WXRT radio Chicago yep still dig the the catchy tunage

  48. A.... M....

    Muito bom

  49. P.... Q....

    Everyday, I think Trump is trying to fill Peter's shoes.
    Everyday, the failures of the media and the American government show
    Teflon Don is beyond their smears.
    *Peter Pumpkinhead 2020*

  50. j.... ....

    Remember their song Genrals and Majors ? I just made a video to go with that song, its my latest upload if anyone wants to check it out on my channel :)

  51. S.... D....

    Too good.

  52. C.... C....

    XTC rip so hard

  53. D.... N....

    Lead Singer kinda has a pumpkin shaped head . On Halloween i could defintitely see his face being carved on a Pumpkin ! BBBBLLBBBB BOO ! Twik o Tweet !

  54. R.... R....

    My God! They've shot Dave Foley!

  55. M.... ....

    TheMightyHartley wrote 6 years ago:
    "Andy Partridge has often said this song is not about just one person - it's about a general messiah figure. Only the director has used the JFK interpretation for this video, and XTC, disallowed any input, hated it..."
    I replied & wanted ppl to read the reply so I am posting it as a stand alone comment to start a dialogue if anyone is interested...
    My reply(WorldWideWaco):
    Hardly the whole band participates in the video... what are they stunt dbls... give me a F'n break... JFK's assassination & his brother is far more sinister & important to RESOLVE with the WHOLE truth than 99% of the people understand... you can start by looking at similarly situated Assassinated Leaders here in America for SAME type reasons:
    Lincoln Garfield Huey Long... its about the UNCONSTITUTIONAL CURRENCY a criminal wealth transfer scheme where world jewry prints the paper & makes everyone a DEBT SLAVE... its about how JFK FIRED kissinger & called him a madman- SEE April 24 1974 Nat'l Security memorandum #200... Top Secret- de-classified 1986 Foia released- calling for POPULATION CONTROL... aka mass murder eugenics programs for profit... its about May 27 1974 1 month after NS memo #200 ORIGINAL REICHSTAG911 PLANS disseminated to the domestic traitor slave gangs of world jewry... the mason mormon kkkk bible dumpers british loyalists right & left wing socialists british loyalists anti christ anti process 'church' of satan... its about the war profiteering anarchy birthed out of this mass murder eugenics program for profit, loyalty recruitment generational crime... its about overthrowing the DECLARATIVE AXIOM- the TRUE & PROPER foundation of the REAL American System & sometime goodly Republic... it's about expanding power to infinity & exercising fictional power never granted to gov't it's about extinguishing our GOD endowed rights & mormonesque replacing them with fake non rights... its about killing correction & remedy & instead persecuting the innocent while the guilty go free for political bribes... its about CRIMINALIZING the TRUTH and rewarding & spreading LIES...
    JESUS is the TRUTH & satan is the father of ALL lies!
    Republic is NOT Police Surveillance State & Global Empire
    Democracy is NOT socialism
    Capitalism is NOT corporofacism
    There is NO power to extinguish GOD endowed a priori rights
    there are NO special persons with special rights AND unspecial persons with no/diminished rights- we are ALL persons with the EXACT same rights... relationships of man do NOT create rights ALL the SCOTUS Justices are scum criminals & traitors
    We are ALL persons- we ALL have exactly the SAME GOD endowed person rights... FACT!

  56. b.... ....

    Singer clearly not comfortable with the fact he's bald/balding here. Take your hat(s) off, mate.

  57. M.... K....

    And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.

    M.... K....

    NIce to know you're an XTC fan, Mr. Friedrich Dionysus.

    M.... K....

    @Matt Gilbert They had a very profound lyrics in their songs.

  58. C.... C....

    Did NOT know this video leaned into the JFK assassination aesthetic

  59. M.... ....

    Love the song love the video... when TREASON becomes the established order dissent becomes duty

    M.... ....

    Support Tulsi Gabbard.

  60. V.... D....

    Great song....the video reference to that pile of crap JFK ruined it for me....

  61. e.... m....

    andy partridge as babushka lady

  62. w.... S....

    Love the Ford 300 he's driving!! What kinda guitar is that??? It looks so cool!

    w.... S....

    The white guitar (not the one at the end) is likely a Vox Phantom (not sure if you meant that one or not.) It's the same model Ian Curtis had in the Joy Division "Love Will Tear Us Apart" video.

  63. H.... A....

    XTC. are in a league of their own. Long live XTC...
    Long live JFK

    H.... A....

    AMEN.... they can kill the flesh but they cannot touch the spirit... the TRUTH has a power all its own... at the resurrection I am happy I am not one of those on board with the murder cover-up & continual diversion of everyone from establishing JUSTICE in America by getting to the WHOLE TRUTH... Justice is founded upon TRUTH... no truth there can be no Justice... satan & his children know this... they have a gameplan... how come everyone else refuses to understand this & get on board with the opposite gameplan!

  64. I.... B....

    over 1000000 views ,it goes to prove many people have good taste

  65. A.... O....

    Not only amazingly astute lyrics, the song itself is a masterpiece. However, for me, it is the video imagery and symbolism that binds it all together. This is quality that stands the test of time. So proud I bought into XTC way back when!

  66. D.... H....

    What do you think? A revolution against money running things.Their record is fucking atrocious.PEOPLE (us) first forever!

  67. V.... C....

    Who’s watching this in (insert current year)?✅
    Hold my beer ✅
    My boy’s a good boy, he didun do nuffin ✅
    Generic statement about using a time machine to “go back” to the year this came out ✅
    I was (insert age here) when this (insert song/movie/etc.) came out, geez time flies! ✅

  68. v.... ....

    Let's begin!

  69. M.... T....

    "Some people just weren't cut out for life on the road." Better than Crash Test Dumbies and Dumber version!

  70. S.... ....

    great song but always Hated the video

  71. s.... ....

    Una de las bandas mas influyentes que hayan existido. Crearon casi todos los elementos que conformaron un estilo musical, sin ser reconocidos. Un ejemplo muy parecido en el rock, es la banda estadounidense KingsX.

  72. S.... D....

    Anti Catholic rhetoric has really pissed alot of people off.

    S.... D....

    And Catholic priests and the church's enabling of their crimes has pissed off even more people.

  73. N.... N....

    Tired of all the mainstream bullshit, that's worse now, more than ever? Take two doses of TMBG, and one shot of XTC, and then repeat as needed.

  74. R.... K....

    MAGA!!!!!

  75. A.... ....

    I think the music video is about how XTC was behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy :O

  76. A.... ....

    Masterpiece. Another sample of how religious is the atheism of Patridge. A reference for me.

  77. T.... S....

    Peter Pumpkinhead was a clerical abuser. He got what he deserved. It never occurred to me because I had been groomed by a clerical abuser to ignore abuse.

  78. R.... D....

    Used to love xtc and this song in particular.
    LBJ is the enemy who would keep us on our knees.

    R.... D....

    Nope, just a business man from Texas with a big dick

  79. G.... A....

    Still have the CD single of this great song.

  80. S.... D....

    Marilyn was his COUSIN nubs.

  81. S.... D....

    So did John Paul so they ASSASSINATED him in 1981.

  82. L.... t....

    Like si vienes por eleanor & park

  83. A.... M....

    Sonzera

  84. N.... M....

    Asuuuu q clasico del 92 bellos tiempos cuando eramos enamorados con mi actual esposa Diana.......sonaba ffuerte en la unica radio rock de lima doble nueve saludos amigossss

  85. B.... G....

    I want meatloaf to cover this

  86. p.... t....

    that was the obvious end of america , but it started many years before that . rip jfk the last real american

  87. C.... F....

    IMO the video from crash test dummies did it better

  88. c.... s....

    Hey..wuts dat guy reading at 0:46..oy vey

  89. B.... D....

    Genius isn't too extravagant a term for Partridge and XTC. Beautiful, powerful music and affecting lyrics

  90. S.... H....

    Hooray for JFK!

  91. w.... S....

    What a cool ballad!!!

  92. S.... F....

    Only a Trump supporter in...let us say, the top 40%...could ever liken the awful man he is to the great hero in this song! Look at those lyrics in the 2nd line of the first verse. Spreading Wisdom. Don't even pretend he's ever done any of that as President. And Cash. Well as far as I can tell only crooks, war mongers, and douchey rich fecal dandruff are profiting from his fucked up life.

  93. A.... R....

    Das canções que marcam a nossa vida para sempre. AMO DEMAIS!

  94. S.... ....

    The words, the music, the band - genius. So little success for so much amazing talent. Proves the music business is bullshit

  95. M.... ....

    I have a feeling the video is about John F Kennedy

    M.... ....

    It's about the unopposed military coup that happened in "God's Own Cuntry"......

  96. G.... M....

    I personally like the Crash Test Dummies remake. Ellen Page is an amazing vocalist. I just wish they covered the entire song.

  97. p.... ....

    Hey, that doesn't look like Dave Mattacks drumming on this video, Hmmm.

  98. V.... M....

    J. F. Kennedy - fucking love it

  99. J.... H....

    Funny, I always thought the song was about any revolutionary... Jesus being the obvious one to set the blueprint on how to upset the powerful, while helping and empowering the helpless. But I thought it applied to all of them, Jesus, MLK jr., JFK, Che Geuvarra, etc. Who ended up dead for their actions.