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Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters', "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Elephant spokes and kiddy cars too.
Original Lyrics:
Elephants, boats and kiddie cars, too.
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Engines and boats and kitty cats, too!
Original Lyrics:
Elephants, boats and kiddie cars, too.
Not a "Traditional" song, contrary to what other submitters have sent in. It was written in 1934 by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie. (And it's been re-recorded by numerous other performers since then.)
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
He know when you've been frightful
And he laughs when you're awake.
And he laughs when you're awake.
Original Lyrics:
He knows when you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
So be good for goodness sake
Don't ask me how I got that. I was just way too young.
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
He'll seize you when you're sleeping.
Original Lyrics:
He sees you when you're sleeping.
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's making a list, chicken and rice
Original Lyrics:
He's making a list and checking it twice
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's bacon and lips
Chicken and rice
Come to find out, he's nutty, all right.
Chicken and rice
Come to find out, he's nutty, all right.
Original Lyrics:
He's making a list
He's checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice
He's checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Santa Claus is calming you down.
Original Lyrics:
Santa Claus is coming to town.
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Santa Claus is hunting you down.
Original Lyrics:
Santa Claus is coming to town.
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Santa Claus is mowing, my lawn
Original Lyrics:
Santa Claus is coming, to town
Jackson 5's, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sarah frog is caught in a jar.
Original Lyrics:
Santa Claus is coming to town.
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Who's snoring at night?
Original Lyrics:
Who's naughty and nice.
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
You better not shout, you better not cry
Original Lyrics:
You better watch out, you better not cry
Linguistic commentary on this mondegreen at http://literalminded.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/you-better-not-shout/
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Curley head dolls and toddle-lamb-coons
Original Lyrics:
Curley haired dolls that toddle and coo.
I also thought that kiddie cars were 'kitty cars'
Bing Crosby's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Curly head dolls that toddle and poo
Original Lyrics:
Curly head dolls that toddle and coo
Peggy Lee's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dig that Santa's on his way
Original Lyrics:
Big fat Santa's on his way
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Elephant spokes and kiddy cars too.
Original Lyrics:
Elephants, boats and kiddy cars too.
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Elephants, boats and kitty costumes
Original Lyrics:
Elephants, boats and kiddie cars, too.
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
He knows when you've been batter good
So be good for goodness sake
So be good for goodness sake
Original Lyrics:
He knows when you've been bad or good
So be good for goodness sake
So be good for goodness sake
Bing Crosby's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
He'll seize you when you're sleeping
Original Lyrics:
He sees you when you're sleeping
Justin Bieber's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's making a list
And checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's caught head lice
And checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's caught head lice
Original Lyrics:
He's making a list
And checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice
And checking it twice
He's gonna find out who's naughty and nice
Michael Buble's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
I need a big fat man with the wrong light beer
Original Lyrics:
I mean a big fat man with a long white beard
Jackson 5's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Little Jack Horner
Original Lyrics:
Little tin horns
Jackson 5's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Little tin whores
Original Lyrics:
Little tin horns
Michael Buble's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Omicron is coming to town
Original Lyrics:
Santa Claus is coming to town
Andrea Bocelli's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Omicron is coming to town
Original Lyrics:
Santa Claus is coming to town
Pentatonix's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sara is comin' to town
or
Sarah is comin' to town
or
Sarah is comin' to town
Original Lyrics:
Santa is comin' to town
Pentatonix's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
Someone is coming to town
Original Lyrics:
Santa is coming to town
Bing Crosby's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
The kids in girl and boy land
Will have, would you believe?
They're going to build a toilet town
All around the Christmas tree
Will have, would you believe?
They're going to build a toilet town
All around the Christmas tree
Original Lyrics:
The kids in girl and boy land
Will have a Jubilee
They're going to build a toyland town
All around the Christmas tree
Will have a Jubilee
They're going to build a toyland town
All around the Christmas tree
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
They're gonna build a toilet all around the Christmas tree.
Original Lyrics:
They're gonna build a toyland all around the Christmas tree.
Bruce Springsteen's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
You better not bounce
Original Lyrics:
You better not pout
Bing Crosby's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
You better not bow
Original Lyrics:
You better not pout
Bing Crosby's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
You better not shout
You better not try
You better not count
You better not try
You better not count
Original Lyrics:
You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
You better not cry
You better not pout
Bing Crosby's, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
You need a big fat man with the wrong light beer
Original Lyrics:
You mean, the big fat man with the long white beard
Jackson 5's, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
You better not pow
Original Lyrics:
You better not pout
J. Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie's, "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"
Misheard Lyrics:
You better not shout
Original Lyrics:
You better watch out
Actually, both are correct, just in different places.
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