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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 King Of The World 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.

Steely Dan's, "King Of The World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hello mon amour
Original Lyrics:
Hello one and all
Steely Dan's, "King Of The World"
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't be no hardware man.
Original Lyrics:
I can't be no highwayman.
Steely Dan's, "King Of The World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Smoking Old Gold cigarettes
Original Lyrics:
Smoking cobalt cigarettes
Steely Dan's, "King Of The World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Smoking coke and cigarettes.
Original Lyrics:
Smoking cobalt cigarettes
Steely Dan's, "King of the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Heyday man left for the Rio Grande
He's the king of the world
As far as I know
Original Lyrics:
Any man left on the Rio Grande
Is the king of the world
As far as I know
Steely Dan's, "King of the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm reading leftist papers
Although I don't know why
Original Lyrics:
I'm reading last year's papers
Although I don't know why
Steely Dan's, "King of the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm reading less newspapers
Original Lyrics:
I'm reading last year's papers
Steely Dan's, "King of the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Through the route of Santa Fe
Original Lyrics:
Through the ruins of Santa Fe
Steely Dan's, "King of the World"
Misheard Lyrics:
smoking all those cigarettes
Original Lyrics:
Smoking cobalt cigarettes
I figured since it was nuclear war you might as well smoke!

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