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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 First We Take Manhattan 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.

Jennifer Warnes', "First We Take Manhattan"
Misheard Lyrics:
First we take Manhattan
Then we take Kermit.
Original Lyrics:
First we take Manhattan
Then we take Berlin.
Leonard Cohen's, "First We Take Manhattan"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'd really like to live inside you, baby.
Original Lyrics:
I'd really like to live beside you, baby.

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