The guy who wrote the surprisingly sexual toy pumpkin song wants you to know it wasn't AI

Musican Peter McEvilley, who wrote the music and lyrics for the Jabberin' Jack toy.

Peter McEvilley / Mindscope Products A singing pumpkin toy went viral for its oddly sexual song.

The company told me it will be removed in the 2027 version.

Many people assumed the song was AI-generated, but it was made by humans in 2019.

I talked to the guy who wrote it, who was surprised by the controversy — but acknowledged "the double entendre." Peter McEvilley never expected anyone to care about some silly songs he wrote in 2019 for a toy singing pumpkin.

But recently, a concerned mother posted to TikTok a warning about a toy singing pumpkin called Jabberin' Jack that included a song that was oddly… horny. @glow.up.between.naps Parents listen carefully to this before buying the viral Jabberin’ Jack pumpkin for your kids 😳 I was shocked when this song started playing.

Just want everyone to be informed before they make this purchase? They tried to sneak that song in there. #JabberinJack #HalloweenDecor #MomTok #ParentTok #becareful ♬ original sound - Styled Between Naps The mother's video went viral on TikTok and then later X .

However, instead of hand-wringing and concern, most commenters seemed highly amused by the sexy crooning pumpkin with lascivious lyrics such as: "Who wants to be wicked for one night?" and "Come closer, I have a kiss for you, and it tastes like pumpkin pie." It gets much more suggestive than that — you have to listen to the song to fully appreciate just how amorous the vocal performance gets.

Headphones on: There's one particular lyric that commenters have noticed seems to be eyebrow-raisingly sexual: "How would you like to scream all night? I'll fill you full of fright.

I'll spoil you with my roasted pumpkin seeds." He's pretty sure that the word "my" was added as an ad lib by the singer (who isn't McEvilley), and says it didn't appear in the original lyrics, which makes it slightly more tame.

"Can I deny that I understood the double entendre when I wrote it? The answer is no, I can't," McEvilley told me.

"I'm not sure who he was supposed to be seducing, but the idea is that behind the villainous facade, there's a lonely pumpkin who wants to be loved.

And what does he have to offer when you think pumpkins, pumpkin pie, and maybe roasted pumpkin seeds?" George Balanchi, president of Mindscope Products, the company that makes the toy, is aware of the recent controversy.

"We hear the concerns parents have raised about one of Jabberin' Jack's songs, and we take that feedback seriously.