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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> L -> Lovin' Spoonful
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 Lovin' Spoonful 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 93 misheard song lyrics for Lovin' Spoonful on amIright currently.
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"Darling Be Home Soon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
It's so gay to shoot the moon
Original Lyrics:
It's ok to shoot the moon
"Daydream" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
A pie in the face for bein' a sleep before told
Original Lyrics:
A pie in the face for bein' a sleepy bull toad
"Daydream" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
A pie in the face for bein' a sleepy Bo-Joe
Original Lyrics:
A pie in the face for bein' a sleepy bull toad
"Daydream" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
A pie in the face for bein' asleep with Old Joe
Original Lyrics:
A pie in the face for bein' a sleepy bull toad
"Daydream" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
A pie in the face for being asleep before dawn
or
A pie in the face for bein' a sleeping bozo
or
A pie in the face for bein' a sleeping bozo
Original Lyrics:
A pie in the face for bein' a sleepy bull toad
"Daydream" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And even if time is passing me by a lie
I couldn't care less about the deuce you say I die
Tomorrow I'll pay the deuce for droppin' by low
A pie in the face for bein' asleep before dawn
I couldn't care less about the deuce you say I die
Tomorrow I'll pay the deuce for droppin' by low
A pie in the face for bein' asleep before dawn
Original Lyrics:
And even if time has passing me by a lot
I couldn't care less about the dues you say I got
Tomorrow I'll pay the dues for droppin' my load
A pie in your face for bein' a sleepy bulltoad
I couldn't care less about the dues you say I got
Tomorrow I'll pay the dues for droppin' my load
A pie in your face for bein' a sleepy bulltoad
"Daydream" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And fall on my face in somebody's fresh new mojo
Original Lyrics:
And fall on my face on somebody's new mowed lawn
"Daydream" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I couldn't care less about the douche you say I got.
Original Lyrics:
I couldn't care less about the dues you say I got.
"Daydream" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I couldn't care less if you say I douche or I die.
Original Lyrics:
I couldn't care less about the dues you say I got.
"Daydream" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Tomorrow I'll pay the dues, but don't be tied low
A pie in the face for being asleep with no dough
A pie in the face for being asleep with no dough
Original Lyrics:
Tomorrow I'll pay the dues for dropping my load
A pie in the face for being a sleepy bull toad
A pie in the face for being a sleepy bull toad
"Daydream" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Tomorrow at breakfast you may pick up your ears.
Original Lyrics:
Tomorrow at breakfast you may prick up your ears.
"Daydream" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Tomorrow at breakfast
You may snip off your beard.
You may snip off your beard.
Original Lyrics:
Tomorrow at breakfast
You may prick up your ears.
You may prick up your ears.
"Daydream" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
What a death for a daydream
Original Lyrics:
What a day for a daydream
"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Cute as a bonnet
Original Lyrics:
Cute as a bunny
"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Saviors to one and let the other one lie
Original Lyrics:
Say yes to one and let the other one ride
"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Say that you're wrong and get the other one right
Original Lyrics:
Say yes to one and let the other one ride
"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Say yes to one and let the other one lie
Original Lyrics:
Say yes to one and let the other one ride
"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Say yes to one and let the other one write
Original Lyrics:
Say yes to one and let the other one ride
"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Say yes to one and let the other one write
Original Lyrics:
Say yes to one and let the other one ride
"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Say yes to one and let the other one lie
Original Lyrics:
Say yes to one and let the other one ride
"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Say yes to one and let the other one rhyme
Original Lyrics:
Say yes to one and let the other one ride
"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sometimes there's one with big blue eyes,
cute as her buddy
cute as her buddy
Original Lyrics:
Sometimes there's one with big blue eyes,
cute as a bunny
cute as a bunny
"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sometimes there's one with big blue eyes
Cute as a birdee.
Cute as a birdee.
Original Lyrics:
Sometimes there's one with big blue eyes
Cute as a bunny.
Cute as a bunny.
"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sometimes you really dig a girl the moment your ears hurt.
Original Lyrics:
Sometimes you really dig a girl the moment you kiss her.
"Do You Believe In Magic?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
'Bout the music and Frieda
Whenever it starts.
Whenever it starts.
Original Lyrics:
How the music can free her
Whenever it starts.
Whenever it starts.
"Do You Believe In Magic?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you believe in magie?
Original Lyrics:
Do you believe in magic?
"magie" has the soft G
"Do You Believe In Magic?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you believe it’s my dick in a young girl’s art.
Original Lyrics:
Do you believe in magic in a young girl’s heart.
"Do You Believe In Magic?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
How the music and freedom can set you apart.
Original Lyrics:
How the music can free her, whenever it starts.
"Do You Believe In Magic?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
It will wipe off your face with an alloy track.
Original Lyrics:
It won't wipe off your face no matter how you try.
"Do You Believe In Magic?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
It won't wipe off your face with an alloy track.
Original Lyrics:
It won't wipe off your face no matter how you try.
"Do You Believe In Magic" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
It's like trying to tell a painter about rock and roll
Original Lyrics:
It's like trying to tell a stranger about rock and roll
"Do You Believe in Magic?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you believe in Mary?
Original Lyrics:
Do you believe in magic?
"Do You Believe in Magic?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
If it's judgment music or rhythm and blues
Original Lyrics:
If it's jug band music or rhythm and blues
"Do You Believe in Magic?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
If it's just plain music or rhythm and blues
Original Lyrics:
If it's jug band music or rhythm and blues
"Do You Believe in Magic?" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Just don't listen
Original Lyrics:
Just go and listen
"Nashville Cats" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Ice cream cats
Play wild as mountain dew.
Play wild as mountain dew.
Original Lyrics:
Nashville cats
Play wild as mountain dew.
Play wild as mountain dew.
"Nashville Cats" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Nashville Cats got a working four by two..
Original Lyrics:
Nashville Cats get work before they're two.
"Nashville Cats" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Nashville Cats, it's worth performing, too
or
Nashville Cats, it worked a poor man, too.
or
Nashville Cats, it worked a poor man, too.
Original Lyrics:
Nashville Cats get work before they're two.
"Nashville Cats" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Nashville Cats, they loves Mountain Dew
Original Lyrics:
Nashville Cats, play wild as mountain dew
"Nashville Cats" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Nashville Cats, they wogs Mountain Dew .
Original Lyrics:
Nashville Cats, play wild as mountain dew.
"Nashville Cats" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Nashville cats are strangers to clean water
Nashville cats go wild on mountain dew
Nashville cats, been playin' with sixteen babies
Nashville cats get to work at half past two
Nashville cats go wild on mountain dew
Nashville cats, been playin' with sixteen babies
Nashville cats get to work at half past two
Original Lyrics:
Nashville cats play clean as country water
Nashville cats play wild as mountain dew
Nashville cats, been playin' since they's babies
Nashville cats get work before they're two
Nashville cats play wild as mountain dew
Nashville cats, been playin' since they's babies
Nashville cats get work before they're two
"Nashville Cats" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Nashville cats play clean's country waters
Nashville cats play mom's mountain dew
Nashville cats play mom's mountain dew
Original Lyrics:
Nashville cats play clean as country waters
Nashville cats play wild as mountain dew
Nashville cats play wild as mountain dew
"Nashville Cats" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Nashville cats, they clean the country water
Nashville cats, they pour the Mountain Dew
Nashville cats, they pour the Mountain Dew
Original Lyrics:
Nashville cats play clean as country water
Nashville cats play wild as mountain dew
Nashville cats play wild as mountain dew
"Nashville Cats" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
National cats play clean as country water
National cats play wild as mountain dew.
National cats play wild as mountain dew.
Original Lyrics:
Nashville cats play clean as country water
Nashville cats play wild as mountain dew.
Nashville cats play wild as mountain dew.
"Nashville Cats" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Nice clean cats
Play wild as mountain dew.
Play wild as mountain dew.
Original Lyrics:
Nashville cats
Play wild as mountain dew.
Play wild as mountain dew.
"Nashville Cats" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
They's wild as mountain dew.
Original Lyrics:
Nashville cats
Play wild as mountain dew.
Play wild as mountain dew.
I must say, had I suggested this to the group when they composed it, I'm confident they would have adopted it instead; "Play" is fine enough indeed, but 'They's' fits right in with a more South'n colloquial grammar
"On the Road Again" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I woke up this mornin', took my grandma for a walk
Original Lyrics:
I woke up this mornin', looked around my four walls
"She's A Mystery To Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
She smells like Listerine to me
Original Lyrics:
She's a mystery to me
"Six O'Clock" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Then I could touch her and call her my confidante
Original Lyrics:
That I could nudge her and call her my confidante
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
All night, a weasel at the bus stop
Original Lyrics:
Till I'm wheezing at the bus stop
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
All night, people looking out there
Walking in the sidewalk, cornering the matches
Walking in the sidewalk, cornering the matches
Original Lyrics:
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Back of my neck gettin' burned and pretty
Bend down, isn't it a pity?
Bend down, isn't it a pity?
Original Lyrics:
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity?
Been down, isn't it a pity?
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Do what you do, it'll be alright.
Do what you do, it'll be alright.
Original Lyrics:
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Despite the heat, it'll be alright.
Despite the heat, it'll be alright.
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Come-on, come-on, we'll dance all night
Just like the heat, it'll be alright.
Just like the heat, it'll be alright.
Original Lyrics:
Come-on, come-on, and dance all night
Despite the heat, it'll be alright.
Despite the heat, it'll be alright.
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Cool town, even in the city
Original Lyrics:
Cool town evening in the city
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Cool town, living in the city
Dust so fine and looking so pretty
Dust so fine and looking so pretty
Original Lyrics:
Cool town, evening in the city
Dressing so fine and looking so pretty
Dressing so fine and looking so pretty
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't you know it's a critical place?
or
Don't you know it's a quizzical place?
or
Don't you know it's a quizzical place?
Original Lyrics:
Don't you know it's a pity the days?
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
July wheezing like a bus stop
or
Gonna meet you at the bus stop
or
Gonna meet you at the bus stop
Original Lyrics:
Till I'm wheezing at the bus stop
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a hook with Aaron Carter from the city.
Original Lyrics:
Gonna look in every corner of the city.
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hollerin' in the mansions
Original Lyrics:
Hotter than a matchhead
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot Damn! Summer in the city.
Back of my neck feeling pert and pretty,
Back of my neck feeling pert and pretty,
Original Lyrics:
Hot town! Summer in the city.
Back of my neck feeling dirt 'n' gritty
Back of my neck feeling dirt 'n' gritty
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot damn! Summer in the city
back of my neck getting dirt and pretty.
Pinned down, isn't it a pity
doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city.
All 'round people lookin' half-dead
walking on the sidewalk
rollin' in the matches.
back of my neck getting dirt and pretty.
Pinned down, isn't it a pity
doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city.
All 'round people lookin' half-dead
walking on the sidewalk
rollin' in the matches.
Original Lyrics:
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk,
hotter than a match head
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk,
hotter than a match head
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot damn! Summer in the city
back of my neck getting dirt and pretty.
Bend down, isn't it a pity
doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city.
All 'round people lookin' half-dead
walking on the sidewalk
haulin in a matress
back of my neck getting dirt and pretty.
Bend down, isn't it a pity
doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city.
All 'round people lookin' half-dead
walking on the sidewalk
haulin in a matress
Original Lyrics:
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk,
hotter than a match head
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk,
hotter than a match head
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot damn! Summer in the city.
Back of my face never looked so pretty.
Back of my face never looked so pretty.
Original Lyrics:
Hot town! Summer in the city.
Back of my neck feeling dirt 'n' gritty.
Back of my neck feeling dirt 'n' gritty.
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot damn! Summer in the city
Back of my neck feeling pelican pretty.
Back of my neck feeling pelican pretty.
Original Lyrics:
Hot town! Summer in the city
Back of my neck feeling dirt 'n' gritty.
Back of my neck feeling dirt 'n' gritty.
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot dog, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirt and s***ty
Back of my neck getting dirt and s***ty
Original Lyrics:
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirt and gritty
Back of my neck getting dirt and gritty
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot down summer in the city
Back of my neck getting burnt to bitties
Back of my neck getting burnt to bitties
Original Lyrics:
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting burnt and gritty
Back of my neck getting burnt and gritty
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot now, summer in the city
Back of my neck gettin' dirty, pretty
Hot town, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All 'round people lookin' half-dead
Walking all 'round
Lookin' hotter than a match, yeah.
Back of my neck gettin' dirty, pretty
Hot town, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All 'round people lookin' half-dead
Walking all 'round
Lookin' hotter than a match, yeah.
Original Lyrics:
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity?
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half-dead
Walking on the sidewalk
Hotter than a match head.
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity?
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half-dead
Walking on the sidewalk
Hotter than a match head.
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot time, some in the city, back of my net getting dirt and gritty.
Original Lyrics:
Hot town, summer in the city, back of my neck getting burnt and gritty.
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot town summer in the city,
back of my neck getting dirt and gritty.
Bend down isn't it a pity
back of my neck getting dirt and gritty.
Bend down isn't it a pity
Original Lyrics:
Hot town summer in the city,
back of my neck getting burnt and gritty.
Been down isn't it a pity
back of my neck getting burnt and gritty.
Been down isn't it a pity
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot town summer in the city
Breaking my neck getting dirty and gritty.
Bend down isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the ciry.
Breaking my neck getting dirty and gritty.
Bend down isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the ciry.
Original Lyrics:
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city.
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city.
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot tramp, summer in the city
Original Lyrics:
Hot town, summer in the city
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Till I'm wheezing like a bus stop
or
Till I'm wheezin' like a bus stop
or
July wheezin' like a bus stop
or
Gonna meet you at the bus stop
or
Till I'm wheezin' like a bus stop
or
July wheezin' like a bus stop
or
Gonna meet you at the bus stop
Original Lyrics:
Till I'm wheezy like a bus stub
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Top down, summer in the city
back of my neck sure is sticky.
bent down, looking at the city
back of my neck sure is sticky.
bent down, looking at the city
Original Lyrics:
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity?
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half-dead
Walking on the sidewalk
Hotter than a match head.
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity?
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city
All around, people looking half-dead
Walking on the sidewalk
Hotter than a match head.
"Summer In The City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Walkin' on the sidewalk, hotter than-a my chair.
Original Lyrics:
Walkin' on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head.
"Summer in the City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Just like me, it'll be all right.
Just like me, it'll be all right.
Original Lyrics:
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Despite the heat, it'll be all right.
Despite the heat, it'll be all right.
"Summer in the City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hash bag, summer in the city
Original Lyrics:
Hot town, summer in the city
(Editor's note: It is not plausible to have heard this as "hashtag" because hashtags weren't around in the 1960s. Use some common sense, people!)
"Summer in the City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hatchback, summer in the city
Original Lyrics:
Hot town, summer in the city
"Summer in the City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot down summer in the city, back of my nuts getting dirty gritty.
Original Lyrics:
Hot town summer in the city, back of my neck getting burnt and gritty.
"Summer in the City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and pretty
Back of my neck getting dirty and pretty
Original Lyrics:
Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
"Summer in the City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hotter than a gnat's hair
Original Lyrics:
Hotter than a matchhead
"Summer in the City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hotter than a mansion
Original Lyrics:
Hotter than a matchhead
"Summer in the City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Just bag the heat, it'll be alright
Original Lyrics:
Despite the heat it'll be alright
"Summer in the City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Just like me, it'll be all right.
Original Lyrics:
Despite the heat, it'll be all right.
"Summer in the City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Till I'm wheezing like a bus stop.
Original Lyrics:
Till I'm wheezing like a bus top.
"You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
If you had just lived once or twice
Original Lyrics:
If you had just looked one or twice
"You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You didn't have to be somebody
Original Lyrics:
You didn't have to be so nice
"You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't have to be so nice
Original Lyrics:
You didn't have to be so nice
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