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The Carpenters', "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jambalie Porky Pie and Columbo
'Cause tonight, I'm gonna see my mama mio
Big guitar, fill fruit jar and behave-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
'Cause tonight, I'm gonna see my mama mio
Big guitar, fill fruit jar and behave-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
Original Lyrics:
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher amio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be gay-o
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou.
Carpenters', "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Summer fun, we'll have big fun on the barroom
Original Lyrics:
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the bayou
Fats Domino's, "Jambalaya -- On The Bayou"
Misheard Lyrics:
We gotta go for the heroes down the bayou.
Mardi Gras, Swedish spa, me-oh-my-oh.
Mardi Gras, Swedish spa, me-oh-my-oh.
Original Lyrics:
We gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou.
My Yvonne, sweetest one, me-oh-my-oh.
My Yvonne, sweetest one, me-oh-my-oh.
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