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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> D -> Decemberists

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 Decemberists 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 6 misheard song lyrics for Decemberists on amIright currently.

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"Calamity Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the war of the enzymes
Original Lyrics:
And the war of the end times
"Calamity Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
You and me and the war of the enzymes
Original Lyrics:
You and me and the war of the end-times
"Down By The Water"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down by the water and down by the Old Man Drive.
Original Lyrics:
Down by the water and down by the old main drag.
"July, July!" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And I say your uncle was a crooked French- Canadian
And he had a good job, running a gym.
Original Lyrics:
And I say your uncle was a crooked French- Canadian
And he was gut-shot running gin.
"Los Angeles, I'm Yours" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Old Oaken's gone, we vomit on the floor.
Los Angeles, I'm yours
Original Lyrics:
An ocean's garbled vomit on the shore, Los Angeles, I'm yours.
"Sons and Daughters"
Misheard Lyrics:
When we arrive sons and daughters
We'll make our homes on the water
When we build our walls
Aluminum will fill our mouths
With cinnamon now
Original Lyrics:
When we arrive sons and daughters
We'll make our homes underwater
When we build our walls of aluminum
We'll fill our mouths with cinnamon now

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