Collected Animals • Pumpkin’s Funeral

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Post **Posted:** Tue Nov 07, 2017 2:45 am

Does anyone know wtf Avey is saying in Pumpkin’s Funeral? I’m working on a cover of the song (for an AC cover set I may be performing) but I’m realizing now I don’t have any clue what he’s chanting

Post **Posted:** Wed Nov 08, 2017 4:56 am

Good cover choice mate

Post **Posted:** Wed Nov 08, 2017 5:16 pm

the version they played on wnyc sounds like "please don't give me piano key"
the crack box version... maybe "pumpkin in the ground", something?

Post **Posted:** Thu Nov 09, 2017 10:54 pm

alwaysyou wrote:

Good cover choice mate

thank mr pumpkin

I've always just mentally interpreted the WNYC version to be "please don't leave me pumpkin" repeated in weird, avey-ish ways. the real lyrics are probably more obscure than that. wasn't sure if anyone had better insight into it than simply a best guess from listening, i doubt aveys spoken about the words anywhere. I hear "pumpkin in the ground" too

Post **Posted:** Thu Nov 09, 2017 11:04 pm

tikwid talks about pumpkins and pianos too though.... but yours makes more sense

Post **Posted:** Thu Nov 09, 2017 11:32 pm

Improvise brudda

Post **Posted:** Thu Nov 09, 2017 11:54 pm

jfw7 wrote:

tikwid talks about pumpkins and pianos too though.... but yours makes more sense

Good point, that didn't occur to me. i've always loved seeing similar lyrical threads through avey's writing. i'll probably improvise some mishmash of all of this