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 27 misheard song lyrics for Raffi on amIright currently.
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"Apples and Bananas" (MP3)
I like to beat, beat, beat
I like to eat, eat, eat
Daniel in the light of day
Daniel in the lions' den
Ducks are a brainiac
Ducks like the rainy weather
"Eensy Weensy Spider"
She spun herself to bed
She spun herself a bed
"Evergreen, Everblue"
Helpless candy bird
Help this planet Earth
"Five Little Ducks" (MP3)
Over the hills so far away
Over the hills and far away
"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.
"Goodnight Irene"
We'll sink in the ocean
Whales sleep in the ocean
"Goodnight Irene"
You caused me to sleep
You caused me to weep
"He's Got the Whole World" (MP3)
He's got the homework in his hands
or
He's got the Hallmark in his hands
He's got the whole world in his hands
Hallmark as in the greeting card company
I'm trapped in a zoo with buffalo, too.
I'm trapped in a zoo with buffalo poo.
Moths size 12
Frogs size 12
"Let's Play"
Rain or shine in the house of fun
Rain or shine we'll have some fun
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.
"On Christmas Morning"
Pheasants under the tree
Presents under the tree
"Owl Singalong"
I'll sing along
Owl singalong
"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.
Ride in the Blue Bird
Rise with the blue bird
The proper spelling of Blue Bird refers to the school bus manufacturer.
"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
