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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 The Night That Paddy Murphy Died 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.

Great Big Sea's, "The Night That Paddy Murphy Died"
Misheard Lyrics:
We stopped the hearse on George Street outside some damn saloon
All went in a half-a**ed eight, staggered out at noon.
Original Lyrics:
We stopped the hearse on George Street, outside Sundance Saloon
All went in at half past eight, staggered out at noon.
Great Big Sea's, "The Night That Paddy Murphy Died"
Misheard Lyrics:
We stopped the hearse on George Street outside some damn saloon
All went in a half-assed state, staggered out at noon
Original Lyrics:
We stopped the hearse on George Street, outside Sundance Saloon
All went in at half past eight, staggered out at noon
Great Big Sea's, "The Night That Paddy Murphy Died"
Misheard Lyrics:
We stopped the hearse on George Street outside some dancing loon
All went in at half-passed eight, and staggered out at noon.
Original Lyrics:
We stopped the hearse on George Street, outside Sundance Saloon
All went in at half past eight, staggered out at noon.

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