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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> G -> Arlo Guthrie
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 Arlo Guthrie 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 37 misheard song lyrics for Arlo Guthrie on amIright currently.
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"Abiyoyo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Abby's yoyo
Original Lyrics:
Abiyoyo
"Abiyoyo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Poop! Poop! No saw!
or
Loop! Loop! No saw!
or
Loop! Loop! No saw!
Original Lyrics:
Zoop! Zoop! No saw!
"Abiyoyo"
Misheard Lyrics:
Poop! Poop!
Original Lyrics:
Zoop! Zoop!
"Alice's Restaurant" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
At Dempsey's Restaurant
Original Lyrics:
At Alice's Restaurant
"Alice's Restaurant" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Living in the bad time
Original Lyrics:
Living in the bell tower
"Alice's Restaurant" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Until we came to a siren
Original Lyrics:
Until we came to a side road
"Alice's Restaurant" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You can get anything you want
At LAX Restaurant
At LAX Restaurant
Original Lyrics:
You can get anything you want
At Alice's Restaurant
At Alice's Restaurant
LAX is the nickname and IATA airport code of Los Angeles International Airport.
"Alice's Restaurant" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You can get anything you want
The Palisades Restaurant
The Palisades Restaurant
Original Lyrics:
You can get anything you want
At Alice's Restaurant
At Alice's Restaurant
"Alice's Restaurant" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't get everything you want
Original Lyrics:
You can get anything you want
"Alice's Restaurant" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You got a bill down in New York City
Original Lyrics:
They got a building down in New York City
"Children of Abraham"
Misheard Lyrics:
Take down the flags that just separate the people
Take down the wire on the balcony.
Take down the wire on the balcony.
Original Lyrics:
Take down the flags that just separate the people
Take down the wire on the boundary.
Take down the wire on the boundary.
"City Of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
And all the thousand people seem to fade into a bad dream.
Original Lyrics:
And all the towns and people seem to fade into a bad dream.
"City Of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fifteen cars and fifteen wrestlin' spiders
Three conductors and twenty-five sock in May.
Three conductors and twenty-five sock in May.
Original Lyrics:
Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders
Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail.
Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail.
"City Of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
Graveyards full of old black men.
Original Lyrics:
Freight yards full of old black men.
"City Of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm the plain they call the city of New Orleans
Original Lyrics:
I'm the train they call the City of New Orleans
"City Of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
Won't you b*** me and my teenage son?
Original Lyrics:
Don't you know me, I'm your native son.
"City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
All along the southbound on the sea
The train pulls out of Cranky Quay
The train pulls out of Cranky Quay
Original Lyrics:
All along the southbound odyssey
The train pulls out of Kankakee
The train pulls out of Kankakee
"City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't you know me, I'm your naked son
Original Lyrics:
Don't you know me, I'm your native son
"City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders
Three conductors on twenty five cents a day
Three conductors on twenty five cents a day
Original Lyrics:
Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders
Three conductors and twenty five sacks of mail
Three conductors and twenty five sacks of mail
"City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fifteen cars and fifteen wrestler's idols
Three conductors and twenty five Saxon men
Three conductors and twenty five Saxon men
Original Lyrics:
Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders
Three conductors and twenty five sacks of mail
Three conductors and twenty five sacks of mail
"City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
We conducted twenty-five sets of men
Original Lyrics:
Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders
Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail.
Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail.
"Coming Into Los Angeles"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bringing in a couple of reefs
Original Lyrics:
Bringing in a couple of keys.
I know it should read: K's - not keys. It refers to a standard package of heroine that comes in kilos (the metric European weight system). "K" - short for KILO.
"Coming Into Los Angeles"
Misheard Lyrics:
Coming into Los Angeles
Bringing in a couple of geese
Bringing in a couple of geese
Original Lyrics:
Coming into Los Angeles
Bringing in a couple of keys.
Bringing in a couple of keys.
"Coming Into Los Angeles"
Misheard Lyrics:
Coming into Los Angeles
Smuggling a couple of geese.
or
Coming into Los Angeles
Smuggling a couple of keys.
Smuggling a couple of geese.
or
Coming into Los Angeles
Smuggling a couple of keys.
Original Lyrics:
Coming into Los Angeles
Bringing in a couple of keys.
Bringing in a couple of keys.
"The City Of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
Freakin' doctors, and twenty-five sacks of mail
Original Lyrics:
Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail
"The City Of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
The train pulls out again for keeps.
[Later]
And the sons of Old Man Porter's.
[Later]
And the sons of Old Man Porter's.
Original Lyrics:
The train pulls out of Kankakee.
[Later]
And the sons of Pullman Porters.
[Later]
And the sons of Pullman Porters.
"The City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the sons of poor men's daughters
Original Lyrics:
And the sons of Pullman Porters.
"The City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feelin' cocky with the old men in the club car
Original Lyrics:
Dealin' card games with the old men in the club car
"The City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
Feelin' cocky with the old men in the plug car
Original Lyrics:
Dealin' card games with the old men in the club car
"The City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
Good morning, Amelia Earhart
Original Lyrics:
Good morning, America, how are you?
"The City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
Good morning, America, how old are you?
Original Lyrics:
Good morning, America, how are you?
"The City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm your native thunder
or
I'm your native sun
or
I'm your native song
or
I'm your native sun
or
I'm your native song
Original Lyrics:
I'm your native son
"The City of New Orleans"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rockin' Doctor sings his song again
The passengers will please refrain
The passengers will please refrain
Original Lyrics:
The conductor sings his song again
The passengers will please refrain
The passengers will please refrain
"The Garden Song"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are made of beans and bones
Original Lyrics:
We are made of dreams and bones
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