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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> W -> Tom Waits
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 Tom Waits 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 27 misheard song lyrics for Tom Waits on amIright currently.
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"Anywhere I Lay My Head" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
She's laughing in her sleep, boys,
I can feel it in my bones
I can feel it in my bones
Original Lyrics:
She's laughing in her sleeve, boys,
I can feel it in my bones
I can feel it in my bones
These lines were used, in translation, in a poem by Dutch poet Hans Kloos in his book of poetry 'de hand boven het hoofd' (1994).
"Cold, Cold Ground" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The cattle sleep in the mailbox
Original Lyrics:
The cat'll sleep in the mailbox
"Heartattack and Vine"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you want to dance with pandas,
you have to wait in line
you have to wait in line
Original Lyrics:
If you want a taste of madness,
you'll have to wait in line
you'll have to wait in line
"Heartattack and Vine"
Misheard Lyrics:
all the tekken time
Original Lyrics:
on heartattack and vine.
I've been listening to this song for years, I've even got a copy of the CD, but didn't know what it was called. Tom Waits can be really hard to understand and not all his lyrics make sense straight off. Now I know what the real lyrics are however, I still think its a stretch to hear "on heartattack and vine" but at least it makes sense.
"I Don't Wanna Grow Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't want a Florida room.
Original Lyrics:
I don't wanna float a broom.
"Jersey Girl"
Misheard Lyrics:
You know whe fills me with artichokes.
Original Lyrics:
You know she thrills me with all her charms.
"Kommienezuspadt"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come and eat Sue's spit.
Original Lyrics:
Kommienezuspadt
"Kommienezuspadt"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come and eat some spade.
Original Lyrics:
Kommienezuspadt
"Kommienezuspadt"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come on into the spot.
Original Lyrics:
Kommienezuspadt
"Kommienezuspadt"
Misheard Lyrics:
Comeandeatsomespeed
Original Lyrics:
Kommienezuspadt
"Kommienezuspadt"
Misheard Lyrics:
Communism's bad.
Original Lyrics:
Kommienezuspadt
"Kommienezuspadt"
Misheard Lyrics:
Como dice usted
Original Lyrics:
Kommienezuspadt
"Kommienezuspadt"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm a Kathie Lee.
Original Lyrics:
And we can't be late.
"Kommienezuspadt"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kommen in zu spät
Original Lyrics:
Kommienezuspadt
"Little Drop of Poison" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
They all have ways
To make you pee.
To make you pee.
Original Lyrics:
They all have ways
To make you pay.
To make you pay.
"New Coat of Paint" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Les out a new coat of paint
On this lonesome old town
On this lonesome old town
Original Lyrics:
Let’s put a new coat of paint
On this lonesome old town
On this lonesome old town
"New Coat of Paint" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Less butter new coat of paint
On this lonesome old town
On this lonesome old town
Original Lyrics:
Let's put a new coat of paint
On this lonesome old town
On this lonesome old town
"Singapore" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Drank with old vagina-men,
walked the sewers of Paris
walked the sewers of Paris
Original Lyrics:
Drank with all the Chinamen,
walked the sewers of Paris
walked the sewers of Paris
"Singapore" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Walked the shores of birth
Original Lyrics:
Walked the sewers of Paris
"Sins Of My Father" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna take the sins of my brother
Down to the pawn.
Down to the pawn.
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna take the sins of my brother
Down to the pond.
Down to the pond.
"Sixteen Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gonna wheel you into Canada.
Original Lyrics:
Gonna whittle you into kindling.
"Sixteen Shells from a Thirty-Ought-Six"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gonna will you into killing
Original Lyrics:
Gonna whittle you into kindling.
"The One That Got Away" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And Costello was the champion at the same old Ritz Hotel.
Original Lyrics:
And Costello was the champion at the St. Moritz Hotel.
"The Part You Throw Away"
Misheard Lyrics:
On the porch, geese salute.
Original Lyrics:
In a Portuguese saloon
"Tom Traubert's Blues" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't take muh children, don't take muh children.
Original Lyrics:
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda
"Tom Traubert's Blues" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Tained for the wounded
Original Lyrics:
It ain't what the moon did.
"Tom Traubert's Blues" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Won't take Matilda, won't take Matilda,
You won't take Matilda with you
You won't take Matilda with you
Original Lyrics:
Waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda,
You'll go waltzing Matilda with me
You'll go waltzing Matilda with me
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