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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> R -> Kenny Rogers
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There are 123 misheard song lyrics for Kenny Rogers on amIright currently.
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"As Time Goes By"
Misheard Lyrics:
Woman beats man, and man must have his mate
Original Lyrics:
Woman meets man, and man must have his mate
"Christmas Is My Favorite Time of the Year"
Misheard Lyrics:
How was the wise men?
Original Lyrics:
How wise the wise men
"Christmas Is My Favorite Time of the Year"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Mr. Wonder lights under my trees
Original Lyrics:
The mist of wonder lies under my trees
"Christmas Is My Favorite Time of the Year"
Misheard Lyrics:
The laptop in the children's eyes
Original Lyrics:
The laughter in the children's eyes
"Coward of the County"
Misheard Lyrics:
It won't be your week if you turn the other cheek
Original Lyrics:
It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek
"Coward of the County"
Misheard Lyrics:
Promise me, sung...
Original Lyrics:
Promise me, son...
"Coward of the County"
Misheard Lyrics:
So you don't have to bite
Original Lyrics:
Son, you don't have to fight
"Coward of the County"
Misheard Lyrics:
the cattle and boys came callin'
Original Lyrics:
the Gatlin boys came callin'
"I Don't Need You"
Misheard Lyrics:
All their cluttered knees around the tree
Original Lyrics:
No more cluttered leaves around the tree
"I Don't Need You"
Misheard Lyrics:
But we both wanted better love
Original Lyrics:
But we both want it bad enough
"I Don't Need You"
Misheard Lyrics:
We don't need each other baby, or Dewey.
Original Lyrics:
We don't need each other baby - or do we?
"Just Dropped In"
Misheard Lyrics:
Someone painted 'Echoes rule' in big black letters on a dead-end sign
Original Lyrics:
Someone painted 'April Fool' in big black letters on a dead-end sign
Full title of the song: "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)"; but that would not fit in the song title field.
"Kentucky Homemade Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
A night I’m almost threading
Original Lyrics:
A night I’m almost dreading
"Kentucky Homemade Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's just another homemade Christmas and some turkey
Original Lyrics:
It's just another homemade Christmas in Kentucky
"Kentucky Homemade Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's just another homemade Christmas with some turkey
Original Lyrics:
It's just another homemade Christmas in Kentucky
"Kentucky Homemade Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
They shut down the mind last summer
Original Lyrics:
They shut down the mine last summer
"Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
For one night in shot of honor
Original Lyrics:
I'm your knight in shining armor
"Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm your night in shining arbor
Original Lyrics:
I'm your knight in shining armor
"Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've rooted for you for so long
Original Lyrics:
I've waited for you for so long
"Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
In my mind, I see no one else loves you.
Original Lyrics:
In my eyes, I see no one else but you.
"Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
On a night in shiny harbor
Original Lyrics:
I'm your knight in shiny armor
"Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're my neighbor
Original Lyrics:
You're my lady
"Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
You’re Greg Brady
Original Lyrics:
You’re my lady
"Lady"
Misheard Lyrics:
You’re my rainbow
Original Lyrics:
You’re my lady
"Long Arm Of The Law"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't outrun the man that mows the lawn
Original Lyrics:
You can't outrun the long arm of the law
"Love Will Turn You Around"
Misheard Lyrics:
Life will deliver the shock-a-boo s**ter
And drive him down to his knees
And drive him down to his knees
Original Lyrics:
Life will deliver a shock that will shiver
And drive him down to his knees
And drive him down to his knees
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
400 children a'dropped in the field
Original Lyrics:
4 hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
400 children and I'm coppin' a feel.
Original Lyrics:
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
400 children and a box of oatmeal
Original Lyrics:
4 hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
400 children and a boxer to feed.
Original Lyrics:
4 hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
400 children and a cop in the field
Original Lyrics:
4 hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
400 children and a crap in the field
Original Lyrics:
4 hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
400 children and a crock in the sea
Original Lyrics:
4 hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
400 children and a crocodile seal
Original Lyrics:
With four hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
400 children and a crop in the field
Original Lyrics:
4 hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
400 children and a crotch that won't heal
Original Lyrics:
4 hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
400 children and a dog who can't squeal.
Original Lyrics:
4 hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
400 children and a drop in the field.
Original Lyrics:
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
400 children and a fox in the field
Original Lyrics:
Four hungry not a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
400 children and no crop in the field
Original Lyrics:
4 hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
400 children had a crap in the field.
Original Lyrics:
4 hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
Four hundred children and a corpse in the fields
Original Lyrics:
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
Was years before I discovered I'd misheard this. But in country music anything terrible is possible.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
Four hundred children and a croc in the field
Original Lyrics:
Four hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
Four hundred children and a crock full of beer
Original Lyrics:
Four hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
Four hungry children and a gloch and a speil
Original Lyrics:
Four hungry children and a crop in a field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
Four ugly children and a crotch that won't heal.
Original Lyrics:
Four hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
With 400 Children, and the cops in the field
Original Lyrics:
With 4 hungry children, and the crops in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
With 400 children and a box of oatmeal
Original Lyrics:
With 4 hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
With 400 children and a crop in the field
Original Lyrics:
With four hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
With 400 children and a tropical eel
Original Lyrics:
With 4 hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
With four hungry children lost in the well
or
Four hundred children in a trap in the field
or
400 children and a car with three wheels
or
400 children and a cross in the feild
or
With four hundred children and a crack in the field
or
With four hundred children and a sore that won't heal
or
400 children and I'm copping a feel
or
Four hundred children and a crop full of steel
or
With 400 children and the cops in the field
or
With 400 children and the cops in the field
Original Lyrics:
With four hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
With four hundred children and a crotch that won't heal
Original Lyrics:
With four hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
With four hundred children and crap in the field.
Original Lyrics:
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
With four hundred children and no crops in the field.
Original Lyrics:
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
With four hundred children and the crop in the field.
Original Lyrics:
With four hungry children and the crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
With four hundred children that are lost in the field.
Original Lyrics:
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
With four hundred children who crap in the field
Original Lyrics:
With four hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You fifty-five time to leave me, Lucille
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me Lou Seal
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
Four hundred children and a crotch in the field.
Four hundred children and a crotch in the field.
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
Four hungry children and a crop in the field
Four hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
Four hundred children that crap in the field.
Four hundred children that crap in the field.
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
Four hungry children and a crop in the field.
Four hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
With four hungry children and a crap in the field.
With four hungry children and a crap in the field.
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
With 400 children and not a crop in the field
With 400 children and not a crop in the field
Original Lyrics:
You've picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucy
400 children and they're trapped in the field.
400 children and they're trapped in the field.
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
Four hungry children and a crop in the field.
Four hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me loose heel
With four hundred children and crops in the field.
With four hundred children and crops in the field.
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille
Four hungry children and a crop in the field.
Four hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With 400 children and a crock in the field.
With 400 children and a crock in the field.
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With 4 hungry children and a crop in the field.
With 4 hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
Four hundred children and the crops in the field.
Four hundred children and the crops in the field.
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
Four hungry children and the crop in the field.
Four hungry children and the crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With two hungry children and a crap in the field.
With two hungry children and a crap in the field.
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
Four hungry children and a crop in the field.
Four hungry children and a crop in the field.
Typical American mispronunciation (you hear it every day on cable tv). President G.W. Bush is one of the premiere exponents.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me, loose wheel.
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me, you squeal.
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to try for a feel.
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You picked the fine time to leave me, Lucille
Four hundred children and a crop in the field
Four hundred children and a crop in the field
Original Lyrics:
You picked the fine time to leave me, Lucille
Four hungry children and a crop in the field
Four hungry children and a crop in the field
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You took a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With four hundred children and a crap in the field.
With four hundred children and a crap in the field.
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're 55, time to leave me, Lucille
Original Lyrics:
You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've picked a fine time to leave me Lucille,
With four hundred children and a crop in the field.
With four hundred children and a crop in the field.
Original Lyrics:
You've picked a fine time to leave me Lucille,
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Lucille"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With four hundred children and a crop in Brazil.
With four hundred children and a crop in Brazil.
Original Lyrics:
You've picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
With four hungry children and a crop in the field.
"Reuben James"
Misheard Lyrics:
A painted shirt
the weathered plow
the Carlos tan upon the prow
the weathered plow
the Carlos tan upon the prow
Original Lyrics:
The faded skirt
the weathered brow
the calloused hand up on the plow
the weathered brow
the calloused hand up on the plow
"Reuben James"
Misheard Lyrics:
Flora Gray, the gus above Madison County drive with child
Original Lyrics:
Flora Gray, a gossip of Madison County died with child
"Reuben James"
Misheard Lyrics:
Just a no cow share cop and colored man
Original Lyrics:
Just a no count share croppin colored man
"Reuben James"
Misheard Lyrics:
Moving train
Original Lyrics:
Reuben James
"Reuben James"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a better world waiting for the meat
Original Lyrics:
There's a better world waiting for the meek
"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
And they won't send the needs of a woman your age, Ruby I realize.
Original Lyrics:
And the wants and the needs of a woman your age, Ruby I realize.
"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, Ruby Don't take your drugs to town
Original Lyrics:
Oh, Ruby Don't take your love to town
"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
The warts on the knees of a woman your age
Original Lyrics:
The wants and needs of a woman your age
"Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
And if I could move I'd get my cunning putter in the ground
Original Lyrics:
And if I could move I'd get my gun and put her in the ground
"Share Your Love with Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's an illness that blows no good
Original Lyrics:
It's an ill wind that blows no good
"She Believes In Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
But she has bathed in me
And I will go on trying effortly
And I will go on trying effortly
Original Lyrics:
But she has faith in me
And I will go on trying faithfully
And I will go on trying faithfully
"She Believes In Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
But she has left me
And so I go on trying desperately.
And so I go on trying desperately.
Original Lyrics:
But she has faith in me
And I will go on trying faithfully.
And I will go on trying faithfully.
"She Believes in Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
And she has hated me
Original Lyrics:
And she has faith in me
"She Believes in Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
And she has painted me
Original Lyrics:
And she has faith in me
"She Believes in Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
And she has pictured me
Original Lyrics:
And she has faith in me
"She Believes in Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
And she's on Baker Street
Original Lyrics:
And she has faith in me
"The Gambler"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause you've got no wind to hold her
No wind to fold her
No wind to walk away
And no wind to run
No wind to fold her
No wind to walk away
And no wind to run
Original Lyrics:
'Cause you've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
"The Gambler"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the night got death required
Original Lyrics:
And the night got deathly quiet
"The Gambler"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you're gonna play a Gameboy, learn to play it right
Original Lyrics:
If you're gonna play the game, boy, learn to play it right
"The Gambler"
Misheard Lyrics:
On a warm summer's evening
On a train bound for Norway.
On a train bound for Norway.
Original Lyrics:
On a warm summer's evening
On a train bound for nowhere.
On a train bound for nowhere.
"The Gambler"
Misheard Lyrics:
So I handed him my bottle
And he drank the mile of sorrow
And he drank the mile of sorrow
Original Lyrics:
So I handed him my bottle
And he drank down my last swallow
And he drank down my last swallow
"The Gambler"
Misheard Lyrics:
The best that you can hope for is to die endlessly
Original Lyrics:
The best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep
"The Gambler"
Misheard Lyrics:
The gambler, Hebrew Cleveland
Original Lyrics:
The gambler, he broke even
"The Gambler"
Misheard Lyrics:
You got to know when to hold up
Know when to fold up
Know when to fold up
Original Lyrics:
You got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Prefer my lyrics
"The Gambler"
Misheard Lyrics:
You gotta count your money
When you're sittin' at the table.
When you're sittin' at the table.
Original Lyrics:
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table.
When you're sittin' at the table.
"The Gambler"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've got an old man to hold 'em
An old man to throw them.
or
You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to throw them.
An old man to throw them.
or
You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to throw them.
Original Lyrics:
You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold them.
Know when to fold them.
"The Gambler"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to phone them.
Know when to phone them.
Original Lyrics:
You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold them.
Know when to fold them.
"The Gambler"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've got to know when to hold on
Know when to fall down.
Know when to fall down.
Original Lyrics:
You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em.
Know when to fold 'em.
"Through The Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
I swear you've taught me everything I know
Can't imagine eating someone's soul
But through the years it seems to me
I need it more and more.
Can't imagine eating someone's soul
But through the years it seems to me
I need it more and more.
Original Lyrics:
I swear you've taught me everything I know
Can't imagine needing someone so
But through the years it seems to me
I need you more and more.
Can't imagine needing someone so
But through the years it seems to me
I need you more and more.
"Through the Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
Fool your kids
Original Lyrics:
Through the years
"Through the Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
You turned my love around
Original Lyrics:
You turned my life around
"Through the Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
You turned my world around
Original Lyrics:
You've turned my life around
"Through the Years"
Misheard Lyrics:
You turned my wraparound
Original Lyrics:
You turned my life around
"You Decorated My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jews decorated my life.
Original Lyrics:
You decorated my life.
"You Decorated My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Till you met with your pimp,
Changin' moods now and then
Changin' moods now and then
Original Lyrics:
Till you moved with your pen,
Changin' moods now and then
Changin' moods now and then
"You Decorated My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Was plain, pure and white
Original Lyrics:
Once plain, pure and white
"You Decorated My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Was plain, pure and white
Original Lyrics:
Once plain, pure and white
"You Decorated My Life"
Misheard Lyrics:
Was played, pure and white
Original Lyrics:
Once plain, pure and white
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