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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 Mr. Jones 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.
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
All of the beautiful colors are very bury me in soft.
Original Lyrics:
All of the beautiful colors are very very meaningful.
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
All of the beautiful colors are very, very beautiful.
Original Lyrics:
All of the beautiful colors are very, very meaningful.
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I want to be someone jauntily, jauntily, jauntily, yeah!
Original Lyrics:
And I want to be someone to believe, to believe, to believe, yeah!
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I want to be someone's jumper lead.
Original Lyrics:
And I want to be someone to believe.
The Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
But when everybody loves me,
I'm going to be just about as happy as Huckabee
I'm going to be just about as happy as Huckabee
Original Lyrics:
But when everybody loves me,
I wanna be just about as happy as I can be
I wanna be just about as happy as I can be
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cut up in Rio, show me some of that spanish dancin' that
Hands me a bottle, Mr. Jones
Hands me a bottle, Mr. Jones
Original Lyrics:
Cut up, Maria, show me some of them spanish dances
And pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones
And pass me a bottle, Mr. Jones
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down through the roulette
Original Lyrics:
Down through the mornin'
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody wants to pass as cops.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody wants to pass as cats
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody wants to pass his gas.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody wants to pass as cats.
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody wants to pass these caps
Original Lyrics:
Everybody wants to pass as cats
Talking Heads', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
He looks so bad.
or
He looks so fat.
or
He looks so fat.
Original Lyrics:
He looks so fine.
The Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
I felt so sympathetic yesterday
Original Lyrics:
I felt so symbolic yesterday
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
I pull myself and play guitar
Original Lyrics:
I bought myself a gray guitar.
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be Bob Villa.
Original Lyrics:
I wanna be Bob Dylan.
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be Godzilla
Original Lyrics:
I wanna be Bob Dylan.
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be a lion
Everybody wants to pants those cats
Everybody wants to pants those cats
Original Lyrics:
I wanna be a lion
Everybody wants to pass as cats
Everybody wants to pass as cats
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be bought dinner.
Original Lyrics:
I wanna be Bob Dylan.
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be by a mirror.
Original Lyrics:
I wanna be Bob Dylan.
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna be someone
That you'll believe, you'll believe, you'll believe, yeah
That you'll believe, you'll believe, you'll believe, yeah
Original Lyrics:
I wanna be someone
To believe, to believe, to believe, yeah
To believe, to believe, to believe, yeah
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
I want to be a bought dinner.
Original Lyrics:
I want to be Bob Dylan.
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was down in the nude a**hole, damn
Original Lyrics:
I was down in the New Amsterdam
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a painting.
I would buy myself a painting.
Original Lyrics:
If I knew Picasso
I would buy myself a gray guitar and play.
I would buy myself a gray guitar and play.
The Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
If I wanna be here by dinner
Original Lyrics:
I wanna be Bob Dylan
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mister Chosen Meat
Original Lyrics:
Mister Jones and Me
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mister, don't tell me
Original Lyrics:
Mr. Jones and me
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mr Jones and me tell each other fairy tales
And we stare at the beautiful river
And we stare at the beautiful river
Original Lyrics:
Mr Jones and me tell each other fairy tales
And we stare at the beautiful women
And we stare at the beautiful women
The Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mr. Jones let me tell each other fairy tales
Original Lyrics:
Mr. Jones and me tell each other fairy tales
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation
With his black-hair, the men go dancing.
With his black-hair, the men go dancing.
Original Lyrics:
Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation
With this black-haired flamenco dancer.
With this black-haired flamenco dancer.
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation
With this black-haired flamingo dancer.
With this black-haired flamingo dancer.
Original Lyrics:
Mr. Jones strikes up a conversation
With this black-haired flamenco dancer.
With this black-haired flamenco dancer.
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more, and f**k you.
Original Lyrics:
Mr. Jones wishes he was someone just a little more funky.
The Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mr. Jones' memory
Original Lyrics:
Mr. Jones and me
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
She dances rockets for the place
She's suddenly beautiful.
She's suddenly beautiful.
Original Lyrics:
She dances while his father plays guitar
She's suddenly beautiful.
She's suddenly beautiful.
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
She dances well as Father plays guitar.
She's suddenly beautiful.
She's suddenly beautiful.
Original Lyrics:
She dances while his father plays guitar
She's suddenly beautiful.
She's suddenly beautiful.
Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
So come dance aside, let's dance through the morning.
Original Lyrics:
So come dance this silence down through the morning.
The Counting Crows', "Mr. Jones"
Misheard Lyrics:
We all want someone beautiful.
I know, she's always beautiful
I know, she's always beautiful
Original Lyrics:
We all want something beautiful.
I wish I was beautiful
I wish I was beautiful
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