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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> G -> Great Big Sea
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 Great Big Sea 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 22 misheard song lyrics for Great Big Sea on amIright currently.
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"Beat The Drum"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's good to be young and hairy.
Original Lyrics:
It's good to be young and daring.
"Captain Wedderburn" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Romeo lies next to the wall
Original Lyrics:
Roll me over next to the wall
"Captain Wedderburn" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Romeo lives next to the wall
Original Lyrics:
Roll me over next to the wall
"Charlie Horse"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can always rely on the Old Virgin Whites
To render assistance in all your bad plights.
To render assistance in all your bad plights.
Original Lyrics:
You can always rely on the Olfords and Whites
To render assistance in all your bad plights.
To render assistance in all your bad plights.
"Come And I Will Sing You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Five firemen under the bush
Original Lyrics:
Five ferrymen under the bush
"Come And I Will Sing You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Three limo drivers
Original Lyrics:
Three of them were drivers.
"Come and I Will Sing You"
Misheard Lyrics:
Four abysmal creatures
Original Lyrics:
Four Gospel preachers
"Company of Fools"
Misheard Lyrics:
Many a Jewish word
Has been spoken by the jester
Has been spoken by the jester
Original Lyrics:
Many a truest word
Has been spoken by the jester
Has been spoken by the jester
"Company of Fools"
Misheard Lyrics:
Meet me in the village,
We'll all be eating scones.
We'll all be eating scones.
Original Lyrics:
Meet me in the village,
Where all the idiots go.
Where all the idiots go.
"I'm A Rover" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And when I'm drinkin' I'm always thinkin'
'bout the gay mining company!
'bout the gay mining company!
Original Lyrics:
And when I'm drinkin' I'm always thinkin'
How to gain my love's company
How to gain my love's company
"I'm A Rover" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
It's only me, your raunchy lover.
Original Lyrics:
It's only me, your one true lover.
"I'm A Rover" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
It's only me, your raunchy lover.
Original Lyrics:
It's only me, your one true lover.
"Lukey"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah ha me boys! Go get a latte!
Original Lyrics:
Ah ha me boys! A riddle-I-day!
"Lukey"
Misheard Lyrics:
Aha, me boys, doooo you like it?
Original Lyrics:
A-ha me boys a-riddle-i-day!
"Rant and Roar"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm the son of a seacook
I'm a cook in a trader
I can dance, I can sing
I can read from a book.
I'm a cook in a trader
I can dance, I can sing
I can read from a book.
Original Lyrics:
I'm the son of a seacook
I'm a cook in a trader
I can dance, I can sing
I can reef the main boom.
I'm a cook in a trader
I can dance, I can sing
I can reef the main boom.
"Recruiting Sargeant" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Them brave Newfoundlander's enjoy their blue fatigues.
Original Lyrics:
Come brave Newfoundlanders, and join the 'Blue Puttees'.
"Run Runaway" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Tom Hanks and everyone run run away let's go!
Original Lyrics:
All thanks to everyone run run away let's go!
"Sea Of No Cares"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey, Haitian wear!
Original Lyrics:
Hey, hey somewhere!
"Someday Soon"
Misheard Lyrics:
And they said they'd beat a hungry child
And hope he'd someday sue.
And hope he'd someday sue.
Original Lyrics:
And they said they'd feed a hungry child
And I hope it's someday soon.
And I hope it's someday soon.
"The Night That Paddy Murphy Died" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We stopped the hearse on George Street outside some damn saloon
All went in a half-a**ed eight, staggered out at noon.
All went in a half-a**ed eight, staggered out at noon.
Original Lyrics:
We stopped the hearse on George Street, outside Sundance Saloon
All went in at half past eight, staggered out at noon.
All went in at half past eight, staggered out at noon.
"The Night That Paddy Murphy Died" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We stopped the hearse on George Street outside some damn saloon
All went in a half-assed state, staggered out at noon
All went in a half-assed state, staggered out at noon
Original Lyrics:
We stopped the hearse on George Street, outside Sundance Saloon
All went in at half past eight, staggered out at noon
All went in at half past eight, staggered out at noon
"The Night That Paddy Murphy Died" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We stopped the hearse on George Street outside some dancing loon
All went in at half-passed eight, and staggered out at noon.
All went in at half-passed eight, and staggered out at noon.
Original Lyrics:
We stopped the hearse on George Street, outside Sundance Saloon
All went in at half past eight, staggered out at noon.
All went in at half past eight, staggered out at noon.
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