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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> C -> Ray Charles
Misheard song lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Ray Charles that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
There are 52 misheard song lyrics for Ray Charles on amIright currently.
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"(Night Time Is) the Right Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
Body day
Original Lyrics:
Night and day
"America the Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics:
Above the Flutie Flakes
Original Lyrics:
Above the fruited plain
"America the Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics:
I love you in Mexico
Original Lyrics:
I love you, America
"America the Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics:
O beautiful for gracious skies
Original Lyrics:
O beautiful for spacious skies
"America the Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics:
O beautiful for station spies
Original Lyrics:
O beautiful for spacious skies
"America the Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics:
Playing the Game of Life
Original Lyrics:
Every gain divined
"America the Beautiful"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sweep America
Original Lyrics:
Sweet America
"Diet Pepsi"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got the light on, baby
Original Lyrics:
You got the right one, baby
"Diet Pepsi"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got the white one baby
Original Lyrics:
You got the right one baby
"Georgia On My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's gorgeous on my mind
Original Lyrics:
...keeps Georgia on my mind
"Georgia On My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jah Jah on my mind.
Original Lyrics:
Georgia on my mind.
"Georgia On My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just an old sleep song
Original Lyrics:
Just an old sweet song
"Georgia On My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
The holy truth
Original Lyrics:
The whole day through
"Georgia on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Is moving though the pines
Original Lyrics:
Is moonlight through the pines
"Georgia on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keeps Joan Jett on my mind
Original Lyrics:
Keeps Georgia on my mind
"Georgia on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keeps bulls*** on my mind
Original Lyrics:
Keeps Georgia on my mind
"Georgia on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keeps dojo on my mind
Original Lyrics:
Keeps Georgia on my mind
"Georgia on My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Keeps dojo on my mind
Original Lyrics:
Keeps Georgia on my mind
"Hit The Road Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get the Kojak
Original Lyrics:
Hit the road, Jack
"Hit The Road Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mono Mono
Original Lyrics:
No More No More
Submitted from someone in Venezuela: Mono is spanish for 'monkey.'
"Hit The Road Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mono, mono
Original Lyrics:
No more, No more
"Hit The Road Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
You ain't got no money
You jumping rope, you.
You jumping rope, you.
Original Lyrics:
You ain't got no money
You just ain't no good.
You just ain't no good.
"Hit The Road Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
You ain't got no money
You just an old fool.
You just an old fool.
Original Lyrics:
You ain't got no money
You just ain't no good.
You just ain't no good.
"Hit the Road Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get to Radio Shack
Original Lyrics:
Hit the road Jack
"Hit the Road Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Head to Coke Shack
And don’t you come back, momo
or
And don’t you come back, hobo
or
And don’t you come back, Mormon
or
And don’t you come back, woman
And don’t you come back, momo
or
And don’t you come back, hobo
or
And don’t you come back, Mormon
or
And don’t you come back, woman
Original Lyrics:
Hit the road, Jack
And don’t you come back no more
And don’t you come back no more
"Hit the Road Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no
Original Lyrics:
No more, no more, no more, no more
"Hit the Road Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Paper roll shack
Original Lyrics:
Hit the Road Jack
"Hit the Road Jack"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wassailing
Original Lyrics:
What ya say?
"Wassailing" means singing Christmas carols.
"I Can't Stop Loving You"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't stop bothering you
Original Lyrics:
I can't stop loving you
"I Got A Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got a woman
A whale of a ton.
A whale of a ton.
Original Lyrics:
I've got a woman
A whale of a time.
A whale of a time.
"I Got A Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got a woman
A whale of a ton.
A whale of a ton.
Original Lyrics:
I've got a woman
Way over town.
Way over town.
"I Got a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hurting in the morning
Original Lyrics:
Early in the morning
"I Got a Woman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Way overtime
Original Lyrics:
Way over town
"In the Heat of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
But Hoodlum, it won't be wrong
Original Lyrics:
But hold on, it won't be long
"In the Heat of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
But hold on, it won't be wrong
Original Lyrics:
But hold on, it won't be long
"In the Heat of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
But oh no
Original Lyrics:
But hold on
"In the Heat of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
In a woman yet before
Original Lyrics:
Ain't a woman here before
"In the Heat of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Must be I'm ready to go
Original Lyrics:
Must be an ending to it all
"In the Heat of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Must be a headache, whoa-oa!
Original Lyrics:
Must be an ending to us all
"In the Heat of the Night"
Misheard Lyrics:
Seems like a coast swept
Original Lyrics:
Seems like a cold sweat
"Mess Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody knows jujus can bet their soul
Original Lyrics:
Ah, everybody was juiced, you can, bet your soul
"Mess Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was douched
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was juiced
"Mess Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was juju, can, bet your soul
Original Lyrics:
Ah, everybody was juiced, you can, bet your soul
Funny, really.
"Mess Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Now everybody was Jewish, you can't bet your soul
Original Lyrics:
Ah, everybody was juiced, you can, bet your soul
"Night Time (Is The Right Time)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Holidays
Original Lyrics:
Night and day
"Night Time (Is the Right Time)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feed me (Night and day)
Feed me (Night and day)
Feed me (Night and day)
Whoa, don’t leave me
Feed me (Night and day)
Feed me (Night and day)
Whoa, don’t leave me
Original Lyrics:
Tease me (Night and day)
Squeeze me (Night and day)
Tease me (Night and day)
Whoa, don’t leave me
Squeeze me (Night and day)
Tease me (Night and day)
Whoa, don’t leave me
"Take These Chains From My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
And a few no longer care
For the love that's beating there.
For the love that's beating there.
Original Lyrics:
And if you no longer care
For the love that's beating there.
For the love that's beating there.
"Take These Chains From My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take these chairs from my eyes and let me see.
Original Lyrics:
Take these tears from my eyes and let me see.
"Take These Chains from My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take this cheese from my eyes and let me see.
Original Lyrics:
Take these tears from my eyes and let me see.
"That Spirit of Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was sh*ttin' by the fire side
Original Lyrics:
I was sittin' by the fire side
"Unchain My Heart"
Misheard Lyrics:
Unbreak my heart
Original Lyrics:
Unchain my heart
"You Don't Know Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I never knew tiaras making love.
or
I never knew the auras making love.
or
I never knew the auras making love.
Original Lyrics:
I never knew the art of making love.
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