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PETER PETER PUMPKIN EATER

PETER PETER PUMPKIN EATER,
HAD A WIFE BUT COULDN'T KEEP HER,
SO HE PUT HER IN A PUMPKIN SHELL,
FOUND SHE'D BEEN UNTRUE,
SO HE BURIED HIS WIFE AND THE PUMPKIN TOO.

Submitter comment: SHE SAID THAT THIS WAS A HALLOWEEN FAVORITE, THAT WAS SAID FREQUENTLY
AT HALLOWEEN PARTIES.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; RIVERVIEW

James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY

Subject headings:

Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse
Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse

Date learned: 01-00-1974

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