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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 Roger Miller 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 47 misheard song lyrics for Roger Miller on amIright currently.

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"Chug-A-Lug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Fire Engine Tommy, don'tcha know.
Original Lyrics:
Fire burns your tummy, don'tcha know.
"Chug-A-Lug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
First time for everthing
Mmm, air's still rank.
Original Lyrics:
First time for everything
Mmm, my ears still ring.
"Chug-A-Lug" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Great wine in Mason jar
An old maiden brought to school
By a friend in my math class.
Original Lyrics:
Grape wine in a Mason jar
Homemade and brought to school
By a friend of mine 'n' after class.
"Dang Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Dang Mae, dang Mae.
They gonna git a rope and hang Mae
high above the highest stream.
Baby, can you cook for more.
Original Lyrics:
Dang me, dang me.
They oughta take a rope and hang me.
High from the highest tree.
Woman would you weep for me.
"Dang Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Dang it, dang it
You oughta take a rope and hang it
Skies of the eighty-three
Won't you listen to me?
Original Lyrics:
Dang me, dang me
They oughta take a rope and hang me
High from the highest tree
Woman, would you weep for me?
"Dang Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I lack fourteen dollars of havin' twenty-seven cents.
Original Lyrics:
like, fourteen dollars an' twenty-seven cents.
"Dang Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I like fourteen dollars, havin' twenty-seven cents.
Original Lyrics:
I lack fourteen dollars of havin' twenty-seven cents.
"Dang Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I like fourteen dollars, havin' twenty-seven cents.
Original Lyrics:
I lack fourteen dollars of having twenty-seven cents.
"Dang Me" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Like fourteen dollars and twenty-seven cents.
Original Lyrics:
I lack fourteen dollars havin' twenty seven cents.
"England Swings" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
England swings like a pendulum do
Poppy's own bicycle two by two
Original Lyrics:
England swings like a pendulum do
Bobbies on bicycles two by two
"England Swings" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Gazing at the dappled men with dirty ash trays.
Original Lyrics:
Gaping at the dapper men with derby hats and canes.
"England Swings" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Mama sold pajamas and your papa's mustache
Falling out the window, still frolic in the hash
Trawlin' up the river, stealin' thunder up in Maine
Gazing at the havoc in the very last game.
Original Lyrics:
Mama's old pajamas and your papa's mustache
Falling out the window sill, frolic in the grass
Tryin' to mock the way they talk fun but all in vain
Gaping at the dapper men with derby hats and canes.
"England Swings" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Mama sold pajamas and your papa's mustache
Falling out the window, still frolic in the hash
Trawlin' up the river, stealin' thunder up in Maine
Gazing at the havoc in the very last game.
Original Lyrics:
Mama's old pajamas and your papa's mustache
Falling out the window sill, frolic in the grass
Tryin' to mock the way they talk fun but all in vain
Gaping at the dapper men with derby hats and canes.
"England Swings" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Penguin swings like a penguin do
Original Lyrics:
England swings like a pendulum do
"England Swings" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The rosy red cheeks of the little chilled wren.
Original Lyrics:
The rosy red cheeks of the little children.
"England Swings" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Tryin' to mock the weathercock fun but all in vain
Gazing at the docker men with dirty chow mein
Original Lyrics:
Tryin' to mock the way they talk fun but all in vain
Gaping at the dapper men with derby hats and canes.
"England Swings" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
West Mister Abby, the tower pig-pen
Original Lyrics:
Westminster Abbey, the Tower, Big Ben
"England Swings" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Where's Mr. Abby?
The tower Big Ben
Original Lyrics:
Westminster Abbey
The tower, Big Ben
"King Of The Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And every drop of rain
That falls for miles around.
Original Lyrics:
And every lock that ain't
Locked when no one's around.
"King Of The Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Destination: finger vein
Original Lyrics:
Destination: Bangor, Maine
"King Of The Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Kangaroo Road
Original Lyrics:
King of the road
"King Of The Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Old worn out clothes and shoes
Don't pay no union dues.
Original Lyrics:
Old worn out suit and shoes
Don't pay no union dues.
"King Of The Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Old worn-out suit and shoes,
I don't pay no Union Jews
Original Lyrics:
Old worn-out suit and shoes,
I don't pay no Union dues
"King Of The Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sailors for sale or rent
Original Lyrics:
Trailers for sale or rent
"King Of The Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Trailers for Sailorettes
Original Lyrics:
Trailers for sale or rent
"King Of The Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Trailers for sale or rent
Rooster at fifty cents.
Original Lyrics:
Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let...fifty cents.
I always thought that it was "rooster at 50ยข"
"King Of The Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let...fifty cents.
No phone, no food, no pets I ain't got no ci-gar-rettes
Ah, but..two hours of pushing broom
Buys an eight by twelve four foot room
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road.
Original Lyrics:
Trailers for sale or rent
Rooms to let...fifty cents.
No phone, no pool, no pets I ain't got no ci-gar-rettes
Ah, but..two hours of pushing broom
Buys an eight by twelve four-bit room
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road.
I've misheard these lyrics from the time I first heard this song in the 1960s until approx. 2010 when I found out what the lyrics ***REALLY*** were! :-O
"King Of The Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Trailers for cigarettes
or
Trailers from St. Lorent
or
Trailers from St. Lorent
Original Lyrics:
Trailers for sale or rent
"King Of The Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Two hours of pushin' broom
Buys a 8 by 12 four-bed room.
Original Lyrics:
Two hours of pushin' broom
Buys a 8 by 12 four-bit room.
"King Of The Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Two hours of pushin' broom
Buys a 8 by 12 morbid room.
Original Lyrics:
Two hours of pushin' broom
Buys a 8 by 12 four-bit room.
"King of the Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Buys a fifth of no name brew
Original Lyrics:
Buys a eight by twelve four bit room
"King of the Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Destination : Dang! or Maine
Original Lyrics:
Destination : Bangor, Maine
"King of the Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Destination bangarang
Original Lyrics:
Destination: Bangor, Maine
"King of the Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Destination: Hanger lane
Original Lyrics:
Destination: Bangor, Maine
"King of the Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Keebler Rd
Original Lyrics:
King of the road
"King of the Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
King of the roll
Original Lyrics:
King of the Road
"King of the Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
King on a roll
or
King honor roll
Original Lyrics:
King of the road
"King of the Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
King on the run
Original Lyrics:
King of the Road
"King of the Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sailors and cigarettes
Original Lyrics:
Trailers for sale or rent
"King of the Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sailors for cigarettes
Original Lyrics:
Trailers for sale or rent
When I was a little squirt, my parents had two albums...1 was Roger Miller's "King of the Road". We listened to that song sooo many times, and it wasn't until I was in my 30's that I realized, I has been singing the wrong words .
"King of the Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Trailers for St Laurent
Original Lyrics:
Trailers for sale or rent
"King of the Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Trailers for sailor rent
Original Lyrics:
Trailers for sale or rent
"King of the Road" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Trailers to save your rent
Original Lyrics:
Trailers for sale or rent
"Old Toy Trains"
Misheard Lyrics:
All is calm, all is well
Soon you'll hear Chris crinkling the jingle bells.
Original Lyrics:
All is calm, all is well
Soon you'll hear Kris Kringle and the jingle bells
"Old Toy Trains"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, toy trains, little toy tracks
Original Lyrics:
Old toy trains, little toy tracks

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