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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> M -> Don McLean
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 Don McLean 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 92 misheard song lyrics for Don McLean on amIright currently.
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"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause I saw you drinking in the gin
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I saw you dancin' in the gym
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And I knew if I had matches
That I could make those people dance
That I could make those people dance
Original Lyrics:
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
That I could make those people dance
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And good old boys are drinking whiskey and wine
Original Lyrics:
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And good old boys we're drinking whiskey and vine
Singing this could be the day that I die
This could be the day that I die
Singing this could be the day that I die
This could be the day that I die
Original Lyrics:
And good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
Singing this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
Singing this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and lye.
Original Lyrics:
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
Original Lyrics:
And good old boys were drinking whiskey in Rye
Rye is the name of a town which Don McLean was referring to.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And good old men where drinking whisky and wine.
Original Lyrics:
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And good ole boys were drinking whiskey and wine
Original Lyrics:
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And good, old boys were drinking whiskey and pie.
Original Lyrics:
And good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And good, old boys were drinking whiskey and rice
Original Lyrics:
And good ole boys were drinking whiskey in Rye
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And morse code fed on a rollin' stone
Original Lyrics:
And moss grows fat on a rollin' stone
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And the three men knived my most
Original Lyrics:
And the Three Men I admire most
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And we sang churches in the dark
Original Lyrics:
And we sang dirges in the dark
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And we sang dirties in the dark.
Original Lyrics:
And we sang dirges in the dark.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And while Lennon read a book on Marx
Original Lyrics:
And while Lenin read a book on Marx
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And while men in Red wrote a book on Marx
Original Lyrics:
And while Lennin read a book on Marx
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
But January made me shiver
Original Lyrics:
But February made me shiver
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Buy, buy Miss American Pie
Original Lyrics:
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Buy, buy this American pie
Original Lyrics:
Bye bye Miss American Pie
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Bye bye Miss American Pie,
Go my shavvy to the lavvy, but the lavvy was dry
Go my shavvy to the lavvy, but the lavvy was dry
Original Lyrics:
Bye bye Miss American Pie,
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Bye bye mr man in the sky
Original Lyrics:
Bye bye miss american pie
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Bye, Bye, Mr. American Pie
Original Lyrics:
Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Bye, bye, Miss America, bye.
Original Lyrics:
Bye, bye, Miss American Pie.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Bye-bye, Miss Samaritan Pie
Original Lyrics:
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Bye-bye, Mister Miracle Pie
Original Lyrics:
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Bye-bye, Mister, I can fly
Original Lyrics:
Bye-bye, Miss American Pie.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Chester stole his party crown
Original Lyrics:
The jester stole his thorny crown
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you recall what was on the field?
Original Lyrics:
Do you recall what was revealed?
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you recall what was the deal?
Original Lyrics:
Do you recall what was revealed?
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Do you recall, what was the feel?
Original Lyrics:
Do you recall what was revealed?
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Drove machete into Letty
Original Lyrics:
Drove my Chevy to the levee.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Drove my Chevy to the river
But the river was dry
But the river was dry
Original Lyrics:
Drove my Chevy to the levee
But the levee was dry
But the levee was dry
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Drove my telly to the belly
Original Lyrics:
Drove my Chevy to the levee
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Drowned my nanny in the Danube.
Original Lyrics:
Drove my Chevy to the levee.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
His hands were clenched in sister's braids
Original Lyrics:
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I saw you dancing chin to chin
Original Lyrics:
I saw you dancing in the gym
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I saw you dancing nin to Jim
Original Lyrics:
I saw you dancing in the gym
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I saw you dancing, Kim and Jim
Original Lyrics:
I saw you dancing in the gym
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I was a lonely teenage from Kenfuck.
Original Lyrics:
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I was a lonely teenage honkin' butt
Original Lyrics:
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I was a lonely teenage rockin' butt
Original Lyrics:
I was a lonely teenage rockin' buck
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I was a lonely teenager from Cuba
Original Lyrics:
I was a lonely teenage broncin' buck
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I was a lonely, teenage drunken f*ck
with a pink carnation and a pickup truck
with a pink carnation and a pickup truck
Original Lyrics:
I was a lonely, teenage broncing buck
with a pink carnation and a pickup truck
with a pink carnation and a pickup truck
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I was a lonely, teenage rockin' punk
with a pink carnation and a pickup truck
with a pink carnation and a pickup truck
Original Lyrics:
I was a lonely, teenage broncing buck
with a pink carnation and a pickup truck
with a pink carnation and a pickup truck
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
If the Bible tells your soul
Original Lyrics:
If the Bible tells you so
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
In a coke he borrowed from James Dean
Original Lyrics:
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Jack Sprat sat on a candlestick
Original Lyrics:
Jack Flash sat on a candlestick
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Man I dig those rhythmic blues
Original Lyrics:
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Man, I dig those rhythmy blues
Original Lyrics:
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
My hands were clenched in sister's braids
Original Lyrics:
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
My, my, Miss American My
Put the chevy to the levy, Miss American My.
Put the chevy to the levy, Miss American My.
Original Lyrics:
Bye, bye Miss American Pie
Drove my Chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry.
Drove my Chevy to the levy, but the levy was dry.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
My, my, it's American pie!
Original Lyrics:
Bye, bye, Miss American Pie.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
My, my, this American pie!
Original Lyrics:
Bye, bye, Miss American Pie.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh machete to the belly
Original Lyrics:
Drove my Chevy to the levee
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Potsie, Richie and Donny Most
Original Lyrics:
The father, son and the holy ghost
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The court knew he was a jerk.
Original Lyrics:
The court room was adjourned.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The court room was a germ.
Original Lyrics:
The court room was adjourned.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The court tech practiced in the park
Original Lyrics:
The quartet practiced in the park
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The court took practice in the park
Original Lyrics:
The quartet practiced in the park.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The jester stole his sorry crown
Original Lyrics:
The jester stole his thorny crown
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Them good old boys were feeling frisky and wry
Original Lyrics:
Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Them good ole boys were drinkin' whisky and dry...
Original Lyrics:
And good old boys were drinking whiskey and rye
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Then while Leaden read a post card mark
The court kept practice in the park.
The court kept practice in the park.
Original Lyrics:
Then while Lenin read a book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park.
The quartet practiced in the park.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Then while men in red approached the mark
The court jester practiced in the park.
The court jester practiced in the park.
Original Lyrics:
Then while Lenin read a book on Marx
The quartet practiced in the park.
The quartet practiced in the park.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
This'll be the day that I cry
Original Lyrics:
This'll be the day that I die
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We said Jersey's in the dark.
Original Lyrics:
We sang dirges in the dark.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We sang dirties in the dark.
Original Lyrics:
We sang dirges in the dark.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
When the Jester sang for the King and Queen
In a Coke Bottle from James Dean
In a Coke Bottle from James Dean
Original Lyrics:
When the Jester sang for the King and Queen
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
In a coat he borrowed from James Dean
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Why, why in a miracle time?
Original Lyrics:
Bye, bye Miss American Pie.
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
With a fake carnation and a picker drug
Original Lyrics:
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
With a pink carnation and a paper cup
Original Lyrics:
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
"American Pie" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
With reincarnation and a pickup truck
Original Lyrics:
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck
"And I Love You So" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I have corona so
The people ask me how
How I've lived till now
I tell them I don't know
The people ask me how
How I've lived till now
I tell them I don't know
Original Lyrics:
And I love you so
The people ask me how
How I've lived till now
I tell them I don't know
The people ask me how
How I've lived till now
I tell them I don't know
"And I Love You So" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I tell them I'm alone
or
I tell them I'm at home
or
I tell them I'm at home
Original Lyrics:
I tell them I don't know
"And I Love You So" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The people ask me now
Original Lyrics:
The people ask me how
"Babylon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We remember these our young.
Original Lyrics:
We remember thee Zion.
"Vincent" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
But I could have told you Vincent
This world was never meant for one
As butt-ugly as you
This world was never meant for one
As butt-ugly as you
Original Lyrics:
But I could have told you Vincent
This world was never meant for one
As beautiful as you
This world was never meant for one
As beautiful as you
"Vincent" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
But I could have told you skinflint
Original Lyrics:
But I could have told you Vincent
"Vincent" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
How you suffered for your cemetery
Original Lyrics:
How you suffered for your sanity
"Vincent" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Morning feels November gray
Original Lyrics:
Morning fields of amber grain
"Vincent" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Padres hung in empty halls.
Original Lyrics:
Portraits hung in empty halls.
"Vincent" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Paint your palace blue and grey.
Original Lyrics:
Paint your palette blue and grey.
"Vincent" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Paint your parlour blue and grey.
Original Lyrics:
Paint your palette blue and grey.
"Vincent" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Paint your parrot blue and grey.
Original Lyrics:
Paint your palette blue and grey.
"Vincent" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Punctures hung in empty halls
Original Lyrics:
Portraits hung in empty halls
"Vincent" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Put your Tums in empty holes
Original Lyrics:
Portraits hung in empty halls
"Vincent" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Put your tongue in empty holes.
Original Lyrics:
Portraits hung in empty halls.
"Vincent" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sculptured trees and daffodils
Original Lyrics:
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
"Vincent" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Starry, starry night,
Paint your penis blue and grey
Paint your penis blue and grey
Original Lyrics:
Starry, starry night,
Paint your palette blue and grey
Paint your palette blue and grey
"Vincent" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Starry, starry night
Paint your gonads blue and grey
Paint your gonads blue and grey
Original Lyrics:
Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and grey
Paint your palette blue and grey
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