Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater had a wife and could not keep her. He put her in a pumpkin shell and there he kept her very well. Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, kept her very well.
Nursery Songs
by Petr Eben (1929 - 2007)
1. Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater  [sung text checked 1 time]
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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]2. Little Jack Horner  [sung text checked 1 time]
Little Jack Horner sat in the corner eating a Christmas pie. He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum and said, "what a good boy am I".
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See also this text set to music by Sandor Harmati.
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3. Deedle, deedle dumpling my son John  [sung text checked 1 time]
Deedle, deedle dumpling my son John, he went to bed with his stocking on. One shoe off and one shoe on, deedle, deedle dumpling my son John.
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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]4. Pease porridge hot  [sung text checked 1 time]
Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold, pease porridge in the pot nine days old. Some like it hot, some like it cold, some like it in the pot, nine days old.
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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]5. Sleep, baby, sleep  [sung text checked 1 time]
Sleep, baby, sleep near where the woodbine creep the little lamb is on the green, his little eyes are bright and clean, sleep, baby, sleep.
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Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]6. Tom, Tom the piper's son  [sung text checked 1 time]
Tom, Tom the piper's son stole a pig and away did run, the pig was eat and Tom was beat, and Tom went howling down the street.
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