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.
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9 to 5 I see your light!
And if you wanna find hell with me
Not about to see your light.
And if you wanna find hell with me.
Black cherry 'vette for the redhead dancing girl
Black chariot for the redhead dancing girl
Blood cherry beans for the redhead dancing girl.
Black chariot for the redhead dancing girl.
But if you wanna find
Hell with me
But if you wanna
Find hell with me
Can you Alabama Wedding World?
Can you hide `em from the waiting world?
Do you wanna bang heads with me
If you wanna find hell with me
Actually, both are correct; just at different places in the song. However, it's possible to mishear one of these lines as the other.
Ghetto beater
'Til you're bleeding.
Ghetto booty
Till you're bleeding.
I cross my legs o'er my c***.
I cross my legs, oh my God.
I don’t mind to see LA
Not about to see your light
Lord I bow to see your knight
And will you shake hands with me
I don't know I'll see your life
You're for giving
Not about to see your light
and if you want to bang heads with me
I can show you what it's like
Till you're bleeding
Lord, about to see your light.
Not about to see your light.
Mama come home.
Daddy come home.
Mama don't go.
Daddy come home.
Mama done gone
Daddy come home.
Mama don't go
Daddy come home.
Mother should address the government.
Mother, should I trust the government?
Mother will she tear your little boy in a pot?
Mother will she tear your little boy apart?
Mr. Beach Boy
or
Mr. Beatle
Mr. Big Boy
Nine oh five two three oh eight
Not about to see your light.
No idea why I keep hearing a phone number in this song.
She gon' act like a looney
She gon' act like she don't know me
What about UCLA?
Not about to see your light.