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 God Bless America that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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From the mattress to the stairway
From the mountains to the prairies
From the mountains, Dr. Pierrey
To the oceans, Microphone
From the mountains, to the prairies
To the oceans, white with foam
From the night with the light from a duck
Through the night with the light from above
God bless America
My only home.
God bless America
My home sweet home.
God bless a mirror.
God bless America.
Let us wear our Lee Jeans.
Let us swear allegiance.
My old sweet home
My home sweet home
Progress America
God bless America
Stand behind her and grind her.
Stand beside her, and guide her.
Stand beside her and guide her
With the light from the bite of a bug.
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with the light from above.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Through the night with the light from a bug.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Through the night with the light from above.
Stand beside her, and guide her
through the night by the light from a bulb
Stand beside her, and guide her
through the night by the light from above
Stand beside her, and guide her
Through the night with the light from a bulb!
Stand beside her, and guide her
Through the night with the light from above.
Through the night with a light from a bulb
Through the night with a light from above
This was originally sung by a child as a guest on the Art Linkletter show.
To the ocean's migrant falls.
To the oceans, white with foam.
Irving Berlin himself did not actually perform it, but he wrote it. This could be misheard from any version, actual performer unknown or irrelevant.
To the oceans like before
To the oceans white with foam
To the orchards like before
To the oceans white with foam
To the rarities
To the prairies