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 Raffi that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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There are 15 misheard song lyrics for Raffi on amIright currently.
There are also Raffi misheard lyrics stories also available.
"Apples and Bananas" (MP3)
I like to beat, beat, beat
I like to eat, eat, eat
"Evergreen, Everblue"
Helpless candy bird
Help this planet Earth
"Going On A Picnic"
Going on a picnic, it'll dry away
If it doesn't rain, we'll stay away.
Going on a picnic, leaving right away
If it doesn't rain, we'll stay all day.
I'm trapped in a zoo with buffalo, too.
I'm trapped in a zoo with buffalo poo.
Moths size 12
Frogs size 12
A child of a mother and a f***er
A child of a mother and a father
Children's music can't be profane, so this mishearing isn't appropriate.
"Mary Wore Her Red Dress" (MP3)
Mary wore her bread dress all day long
Mary wore her red dress all day long
Hiding behind a dream
Hiding behind a tree
Eight little reindeer pull his sleigh,
Seven little reindeer pull his sleigh.
Eight little reindeer pull his sleigh,
Santa’s little reindeer pull his sleigh.
"Popcorn"
You put the popcorn in and it starts to grin.
You put the popcorn in and you start to grin.
"Riding In An Airplane" (MP3)
Flying in an airplane, high above the crowd.
Riding in an airplane, high above the ground.
"Shake My Sillies Out" (MP3)
And wiggle my faggots away
And wiggle my waggles away
As children's music shouldn't be profane, this mishearing is not appropriate.
"This Little Light of Mine" (MP3)
This little light of mind
or
This little light of nine
This little light of mine