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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> N -> Harry Nilsson
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 Harry Nilsson 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 60 misheard song lyrics for Harry Nilsson on amIright currently.
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"Best Friend"
Misheard Lyrics:
People let me talk to you about by bandstand
Original Lyrics:
People let me talk to you about my best friend
The theme song from The Courtship of Eddie's Father.
"Coconut" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Forty forty coconutty, forty forty dyna-sister
Had another washing penny for the lime.
Had another washing penny for the lime.
Original Lyrics:
Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime
His sister had another one, she paid it for the lime.
His sister had another one, she paid it for the lime.
"Coconut" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
He put the lion in the coconut
He drank the bold cup.
He drank the bold cup.
Original Lyrics:
He put the lime in the coconut
He drank them both up.
He drank them both up.
"Coconut" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey doctor!
There ain't nothin' I can bake?
There ain't nothin' I can bake?
Original Lyrics:
I say, 'Doctor!
Ain't there nothin' I can take?'
Ain't there nothin' I can take?'
"Coconut" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Put the lime in the cock, you nut
Original Lyrics:
Put the lime in the coconut
"Coconut" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Put the lime in the cocoa butt(er)
Original Lyrics:
Put the lime in the coconut
"Coconut" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Put the lime in the coffee pot
Original Lyrics:
Put the lime in the coconut
"Coconut" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Put the line and the polka dots
Original Lyrics:
Put the lime in the coconut
"Coconut" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Put the line in the coconut
Original Lyrics:
Put the lime in the coconut
"Coconut" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Put the lion in the coconut
And call me in the morning.
And call me in the morning.
Original Lyrics:
Put the lime in the coconut
And call me in the morning.
And call me in the morning.
"Coconut" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You put the lime in the Coke, you nut
And drink it all up.
And drink it all up.
Original Lyrics:
You put the lime in the coconut
And drink them both up.
And drink them both up.
"Coconut" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You put the lime in the coconut and drink 'em all up.
Original Lyrics:
You put the lime in the coconut and drink them both up.
"Coconut" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You put the lime in the coconut and drink a boat up
Original Lyrics:
You put the lime in the coconut and drink them both up.
"Coconut" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You put the lime in the coconut and drink a bowl up.
Original Lyrics:
You put the lime in the coconut and drink them both up.
"Coconut" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up.
Original Lyrics:
You put the lime in the coconut and drink them both up.
"Coconut" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You put the line in the coconut and drink the boat up
Original Lyrics:
You put the lime in the coconut and drink them both up
"Everybody's Talkin'" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Going where the weather soothes my soul
Original Lyrics:
Going where the weather suits my clothes
"Everybody's Talkin'" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm going where the song kissed Shamu
Original Lyrics:
I'm going where the sun keeps shining
"Everybody's Talkin'" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm going where the sun keeps shining
Through fortune fame
Through fortune fame
Original Lyrics:
I'm going where the sun keeps shining
Through the pouring rain
Through the pouring rain
"Everybody's Talkin'" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm going where the sun keeps shining
Through porn and fame
Through porn and fame
Original Lyrics:
I'm going where the sun keeps shining
Through the pouring rain
Through the pouring rain
"Everybody's Talkin'" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Only the ankles of my mind
Original Lyrics:
Only the echoes of my mind
"Everybody's Talkin'" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sailing on a submarine
Original Lyrics:
Sailing on a summer breeze
"Everybody's Talkin'" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sailing on some of these
Original Lyrics:
Sailing on summer breeze
"Everybody's Talkin'" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Skipping over the ocean
Like a storm
Like a storm
Original Lyrics:
Skipping over the ocean
Like a stone
Like a stone
"Everybody's Talkin'" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Through the boring rain
Original Lyrics:
Through the pouring rain
"Everybody’s Talkin’" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sailing on a southern breeze
Original Lyrics:
Sailing on a summer breeze
"I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll be in L.A.
Original Lyrics:
I'll be on my way
"Jump Into the Fire" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We can make each other's habit
Original Lyrics:
We can make each other happy
"Jump Into the Fire" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We can make you tear the house in
Original Lyrics:
We could make each other happy
"Jump Into the Fire" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We can meet each other halfway
Original Lyrics:
We can make each other happy
"Jump Into the Fire" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You can color the Muppets
Original Lyrics:
You can climb a mountain
"Me and My Arrow" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Taking the Hi-Lo
Original Lyrics:
Taking the high road
Hi-Lo is a brand of camping trailers.
"Over the Rainbow"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a lamb that I've heard of once in a wallaby
Original Lyrics:
There's a land that I've heard of once in a lullaby
"Sleep Late, My Lady Friend" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Let the warm summer bees drift through your widow
Original Lyrics:
Let the warm summer breeze drift through your window
"Sleep Late, My Lady Friend" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sleep late, my lady friend
And dream a dream of silly Tolindo.
And dream a dream of silly Tolindo.
Original Lyrics:
Sleep late, my lady friend
And dream a dream of Cielito Lindo.
And dream a dream of Cielito Lindo.
"Sleep Late, My Lady Friend" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sleep late, my little friend
Original Lyrics:
Sleep late, my lady friend
"Without You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Can't live, if living is without you.
Original Lyrics:
I can't live, if living is without you.
"Without You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Can't live, the livingness without you.
Original Lyrics:
I can't live, if living is without you.
"Without You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't drink this lemonade without you
Original Lyrics:
I can't live, if living is without you
"Without You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't live with lemonade without you
Original Lyrics:
I can't live if living is without you
"Without You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't live, if living is without Jew.
Original Lyrics:
I can't live, if living is without you.
"Without You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I can’t win if winning is without you
Original Lyrics:
I can’t live if living is without you
"Without You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
No, I can't forget the ceiling
Original Lyrics:
No, I can't forget this evening
"Without You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
No, I can't forget the seagull.
Original Lyrics:
No, I can't forget this evening.
"Without You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
No, I can't forget this even
Or your face as you were weaving
Or your face as you were weaving
Original Lyrics:
No, I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
Or your face as you were leaving
"Without You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
No, I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were bleeding
But I guess that's just the way a lockdown goes
Or your face as you were bleeding
But I guess that's just the way a lockdown goes
Original Lyrics:
No, I can't forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess that's just the way the story goes
"Without You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
No, I can't forget this feeling
Original Lyrics:
No, I can't forget this evening
"Without You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
No, I can't just paint the ceiling
Original Lyrics:
No, I can't forget this evening
"Without You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Now I can't forget this feeling
Original Lyrics:
No, I can't forget this evening.
"Without You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You always smile, but in your eyes your summer shows.
Original Lyrics:
You always smile, but in your eyes your sorrow shows.
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