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There are 46 misheard song lyrics for James Taylor on amIright currently.

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"Carolina In My Mind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Currencies, a silver sun
You best f*** her way and watch it shinin'
Watch her watch the mornin' come.
Original Lyrics:
Karen, she's the silver sun
You'd best walk her away and watch it shining
Watch her watch the morning come.
"Copperline"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on Coprolite
Original Lyrics:
Down to Copperline
"Copperline"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on coprolite
Original Lyrics:
Down to Copperline
"Copperline"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on cup of lies
or
Down on top of life
or
Down on top of pies
or
Down a couple mines
Original Lyrics:
Down to copperline
"Copperline"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down to Cupper's Isle
Original Lyrics:
Down to copperline
"Copperline"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down to couple life
or
Down to cup of life
or
Down to cup of life
Original Lyrics:
Down to copperline
"Country Road"
Misheard Lyrics:
Must have been some kind of natural born flugelhorn to go and
Original Lyrics:
Must have been some kind of natural born fool to go and
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go away Lynn Daniels.
Original Lyrics:
Go away then, d*** you.
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go away then, Damien.
Original Lyrics:
Go away then, damn you.
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go away then, Daniel.
Original Lyrics:
Go away then, d*** you.
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go away then, Daniel.
Original Lyrics:
Go away then, d*** you.
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go away then, Daniel
Original Lyrics:
Go away then, damn you
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go away, Ben Dabna
Original Lyrics:
Go away then, damn ya
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go away, Jim Dandy.
Original Lyrics:
Go away then, damn you.
"Fire And Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Find my jeans in pieces on the ground.
Original Lyrics:
And flying machines in pieces on the ground.
"Fire And Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Seems that the plans they made put an end to you.
Original Lyrics:
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you.
"Fire And Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Susan the pants they made for the men to choose.
Original Lyrics:
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you.
"Fire And Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Suzanne Planzee may put an end to you.
Original Lyrics:
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you.
"Fire And Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Suzanne, the Plantain Maid put an end to you.
Original Lyrics:
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you.
"Fire And Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Suzanne, the plans name maid put an end to you.
Original Lyrics:
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you.
"Fire And Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Zoos and the plans they made put an end to you.
Original Lyrics:
Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you.
"Fire and Rain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Suzanne the plans-man put to an end to you
Original Lyrics:
Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you
"Frozen Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shout to my buddy as we tumbled in.
Original Lyrics:
Shock to my body as we tumbled in
"Handy Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey girls, gather 'round
Descend to what I'm puttin' down
or
Hey girls, gather 'round
Because of what I'm puttin' down.
Original Lyrics:
Hey girls, gather 'round
Listen to what I'm putting down.
"Handy Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I fix broken clocks.
Original Lyrics:
I fix broken hearts.
"Handy Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I whisper sweet things
You tell on your friends.
Original Lyrics:
I whisper sweet things
You tell all your friends.
"Handy Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm busy only four hours a day.
Original Lyrics:
I'm busy twenty-four hours a day.
"How Sweet It Is"
Misheard Lyrics:
How sweet it is to be a love bayou
Original Lyrics:
How sweet it is to be loved by you
"How Sweet It Is"
Misheard Lyrics:
I just wanna stop
And vacuum, Baby.
Original Lyrics:
I just wanna stop and thank you, Baby.
"I Don't Want To Be Lonely Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go away, Vendanya.
Original Lyrics:
Go away, then damn ya.
"I'm Your Handyman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got two sour pies
Original Lyrics:
I've got two sharp eyes
"Mexico"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, Pepsico!
Original Lyrics:
Oh, Mexico!
"Steamroller Blues"
Misheard Lyrics:
And shoot you full of rhythm and blues
a hefty hunk of steam and junk
or
Choo choo full of rhythm and blues I have to honk up steam and junk
or
Choo choo full of rhythm and blues I have to honk up steam and junk
Original Lyrics:
And shoot you full of rhythm and blues
A hefty hunk of steaming junk
"Sweet Baby James"
Misheard Lyrics:
Peak freens and booze are the colors I choose
Original Lyrics:
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose
"Sweet Baby James"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pink, greens, and blues are the colors I choose.
Original Lyrics:
Deep greens and blues are the colors I choose.
"Sweet Baby James"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sweet Baby Janes
Original Lyrics:
Sweet Baby James
"That's Why I'm Here"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got your f***in' fear.
Original Lyrics:
Got your bucket of beer.
"The Promised Land"
Misheard Lyrics:
Los Angeles give me Norfolk, Virginia
Drop a quarter for ten o' nine.
Original Lyrics:
Los Angeles give me Norfolk, Virginia
Tidewater four-ten-o-nine.
"The Promised Land"
Misheard Lyrics:
Working on a t-bone steak
Had a party flying over to the Golden State.
Original Lyrics:
Working on a t-bone steak
A la carte flying over the Golden State.
"Traffic Jam"
Misheard Lyrics:
Damn this half-a-yam
How I hate to be laid
It hurts my mama to go so slow.
Original Lyrics:
Damn this traffic jam
How I hate to be late
It hurts my motor to go so slow.
"Up On The Roof"
Misheard Lyrics:
I found a pair of dykes
That's trouble proof.
Original Lyrics:
I found a paradise
That's trouble proof.
"Your Smiling Face"
Misheard Lyrics:
No one can tell me that I'm doin' wrong, Judy.
Original Lyrics:
No one can tell me that I'm doing it wrong today.
"Your Smiling Face"
Misheard Lyrics:
No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong duty.
Original Lyrics:
No one can tell me that I'm doing it wrong today.
"Your Smiling Face"
Misheard Lyrics:
No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong, Tootie.
Original Lyrics:
No one can tell me that I'm doing wrong today.

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The Best of James Taylor album at Amazon.com

James Taylor: Greatest Hits album at Amazon.com

James Taylor - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 album at Amazon.com

Sweet Baby James album at Amazon.com

James Taylor (Live) album at Amazon.com

Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon album at Amazon.com

October Road album at Amazon.com

Hourglass [Enhanced CD] album at Amazon.com

James Taylor album at Amazon.com
 
 
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