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 One I Love that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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Come back together
Put yourself on a plaque
And sing this for ever.
or
Come back together
Put yourself on the band
And see us forever.
Come back together
Put yourself on my back
And say it's forever.
This one goes out to the one eyed love
This one goes out to the one I love
Tie yourself to a marshmallow.
Tie yourself to a mast, my love.
R.E.M's,
"The One I Love"
A simple bra to lock you by my side
A simple prop to occupy my time
A simple bra to lock you by my tide
A simple prop to occupy my time
R.E.M's,
"The One I Love"
A simple bra to occupy my mind
A simple prop to occupy my time
A simple bra to occupy my time
A simple prop to occupy my time
R.E.M's,
"The One I Love"
A simple frau to occupy my time
or
A simple bra, found inside my car
or
A simple bra, found inside my car
A simple prop to occupy my time
Frau: German for girl. It made sense to me.
R.E.M's,
"The One I Love"
A simple crock to occupy my time
A simple prop to occupy my time
A simple frock to occupy my time
OR
A simple frog to occupy my time
A simple prop to occupy my time
A simple frock
To lock you by my thigh
or
A sample drug
To help me find my time.
A simple prop
To occupy my time.
A simple frog to lock you by my side
A simple prop to occupy my time
A simple frost to occupy nighttime
A simple prop to occupy my time
A simple prom that Saki buys my time.
A simple prop to occupy my time.
R.E.M's,
"The One I Love"
A simple prom to occupy my time
A simple prop to occupy my time
Prom, as in a high school prom
A simple prop to lock you by my side
A simple prop to occupy my time
R.E.M's,
"The One I Love"
A simple prop, to watch you buy my time
A simple prop to occupy my time
R.E.M's,
"The One I Love"
A simple prop, to occupy my thoughts
or
A pimple popped to occupy my time
or
A single crop to occupy my time
or
A single crop to occupy my time
A simple prop to occupy my time
Another problem has offered my nighttime
Another prop has occupied my time
Cayana-she's comin' to her home now.
Fire-she's comin' down on her own now.
Pryor!
Fire!
As in Richard Pryor.
R.E.M's,
"The One I Love"
Rosanna (she's comin' down now)
Fire (she's comin' down on her own, now)
The swan goes out to the one-eye love
This one goes out to the one I love
This one goes out to Jane Robolot
This one goes out to the one I love
This one goes out to the one I loathe
This one goes out to the one I love
This one goes out to the one alarm
This one goes out to the one I love
R.E.M's,
"The One I Love"
This one goes out to the one-eyed dove
This one goes out to the one I love
This one goes out to the one-eyed glove
This one goes out to the one I love
This one goes out to the one-eyed love...
This one goes out to the one I love...