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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> M -> The Melodians

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 The Melodians 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 4 misheard song lyrics for The Melodians on amIright currently.

"Rivers Of Babylon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
....be acceptable in your sight, Oh Verai!
Original Lyrics:
Be acceptable in Thy sight. Oh, Far I!
Editor's note: PLEASE do not put the whole song in there. In addition, if you put multiple lines of a song, please remember to use BR tags at the end of each line, otherwise it will look like a paragraph, which is hard to follow for song lyrics.
"Rivers Of Babylon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And the wicked carried us away in our BVDS
And required of us a sat soong.
Original Lyrics:
Because the wicked carried us away to captivity
Required from us a song.
"Rivers Of Babylon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Because the wicked carried us away to captivity
Required of old Saint-Saens
Original Lyrics:
Because the wicked carried us away to captivity
Required from us a song
Note: Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) was a French composer; his best known works were 'Danse Macabre' and 'Carnival of the Animals'.
"Rivers Of Babylon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Far away you carried us away with your DDT
Required by old Sasson
We don't have to live in Australia
Original Lyrics:
Because the wicked carried us away to captivity
Required from us a song.
How can we sing a song of joy in a strange land

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Selected Albums

Rivers Of Babylon: The Best Of The Melodians 1967-1973
Rivers Of Babylon: The Best Of The Melodians 1967-1973