[Verso 1]

A 
Peter, Peter pumpkin eater, 
D              A 
Had a wife but couldn't keep her; 
D               A 
He put her in a pumpkin shell 
    E                 A 
And there he kept her very well. 


[Verso 2]
 
A 
Peter, Peter pumpkin eater, 
D               A 
Had another and didn't love her; 
D                A 
Peter learned to read and spell, 
    E                 A 
And then he loved her very well.