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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 The Roots 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 8 misheard song lyrics for The Roots on amIright currently.

"Dynamite!"
Misheard Lyrics:
Motherf***ers sweat a meat bag at me just to get me your mackerel cosmic, micro master
Original Lyrics:
Mothaf***ers sweatin' me, beggin' me just to get me on Macro-cosmic, micro-master
"Dynamite"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a lego
Original Lyrics:
Gotta let go
"Dynamite"
Misheard Lyrics:
Touch this elephant dynamite.
Original Lyrics:
Touch this illa-fifth dynamite.
"Dynamite"
Misheard Lyrics:
Touch this elephant
Dynamite.
Original Lyrics:
Catch this ill a fifth* dynamite.
* 'Ill a fifth' is hip hop slang for Philadelphia.
"The Seed"
Misheard Lyrics:
I pushed my seat, and I pushed the lights off.
Original Lyrics:
I push my seed in her b*** for life.
"The Seed"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's Chrismas Eve and I touch the light.
Original Lyrics:
I push my seed in her bush for life.
"You Got Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you are worried bout Ben in the shower,
I clubbed him with my homies,
Baby don't worry you know that you got me
Original Lyrics:
If you are worried bout me,
Where I've been or who I saw or what club I went to with my homies,
Baby don't worry you know that you got me
"You Got Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you don worry bout whether I been a whore or sum-uh kajflgjkaslkjfdtojwreltj homies Don't worry you go meeee
Original Lyrics:
If you are worried bout me, Where I've been or who I saw or what club I went to with my homies, Baby don't worry you know that you got me

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