Misheard 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 Earth Song that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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Billie Jean that's my love
Billie Jean is not my lover
Can't Stop Falling Down....!
The heavens are falling down
Did you ever stop to notice this crying Earth is weeping still?
(Later)
Elephants are skipping school
OR
Elephants must go to school
Did you ever stop to notice this crying Earth, these weeping shores?
(Later)
It's our planet's womb
Everybody!
What about it?
This is honestly what I’d ALWAYS hear whenever I listen to the song (I still hear it sometimes).
Everybody!
What about it?
Oh the bunny!
What about it?
This crying girl is remixing
The crying earth the weeping shores
What about Almond Joy?!
What about all their joy?
What about P*ssy?
What about all their joy?
What about all the things that we simply were to gain?
(Later)
What about foreigners?
What about all the things that you said we were to gain?
(Later)
What about forest trails?
What about anything?
OR
What about everything?
(Later)
Things I can't describe!
What about apathy?
(Later)
Can't you hear them cry?
What about elephants, have we lost their tusks?
(Later)
What about every man?
What about them again?
You didn't give a damn!
What about elephants, have we lost their trust?
(Later)
What about Abraham?
What about death again?
Do we give a damn?
What about foreign fields?
(Later)
What about everyone?
What about flowering fields?
(Later)
What about elephants?
What about older things that you said they weren't again
What about all the things that you said we were to again
What about the dolphins?
What about everything?
Where do eagles roam?
Where did we go wrong?