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 Pompeii that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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Ain heo, heo, ain heo, heo, Ain Heo, heo
eh eh oh, eh oh eh eh oh, eh oh eh eh oh, eh oh eh eh oh, eh oh
And the wolf kept tumbling down
And the walls kept tumbling down
Are we going to give it up to Mr. Valdez
How can I be an optimist about this?
But if you lose your eye
But if you close your eyes
Great houses over the hill.
Grey clouds roll over the hill.
How am I gonna be enough to miss the boundaries?
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
How am I gonna give it up to Mr Valdez?
How can I be an optimist about this?
I'm going to be an octopus about this
How can I be an optimist about this?
for a Yorkshire version of the song they could sing 'eh-yup, eh-yup, eh-you'
I'm gonna be the one to miss the boat lift.
How can I be an optimist about this?
Oh, I'm not gonna be an optimist about this.
How am I gonna be an optimist about this?
Oh, Pedro, Pedro
Oh, Pedro Pedro,
Oh Pedro, Pedro,
Oh Pedro, Uh oh
eh eh oh, eh oh eh eh oh, eh oh eh eh oh, eh oh eh eh oh, eh oh
Where do we begin the rubble of our sins?
Where do we begin the rubble or our sins?
Where do we begin the rumple of our sins?
Where do we begin the rubble or our sins?
ayy lmao, lmao ayy lmao, lmao ayy lmao, lmao ayy lmao, lmao
eh eh oh, eh oh eh eh oh, eh oh eh eh oh, eh oh eh eh oh, eh oh
egg egg yolk, egg yolk egg egg yolk, egg yolk egg egg yolk, egg yolk egg egg yolk, egg yolk
eh eh oh, eh oh eh eh oh, eh oh eh eh oh, eh oh eh eh oh, eh oh