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 Saturday Night Special that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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Ain't good for nothin'
'Cept put a man sixty feet in a hole
Ain't good for nothin'
'Cept put a man six feet in a hole
And if you like to drink cold whiskey
And if you like to drink your whiskey
Got a barrel that's bleun colt.
Got a barrel that's blue and cold.
Got a barrel that's blue and gold
Got a barrel that's blue and cold
He pulled his pistol
Shot his finger right between the eye.
He pulled his pistol
Shot his friend right between the eyes.
Like a black can do
Like a black cat do
Mr. Saturday Night Special
Got a barrel that's blue and gold.
It's a Saturday Night Special
Got a barrel that's blue and cold.
Mr. Saturday Night Special
Got a barrel that's new and old.
It's a Saturday Night Special
Got a barrel that's blue and cold.
Shot his finger right between the eyes.
Shot his friend right between the eyes.
So why don't we dump all people to the bottom of the sea?
So why don't we dump 'em, people, to the bottom of the sea?
Somebody been cheatin' him blind.
Somebody been cheatin' and lyin'.
Two feets they come a creepin'
Like a black-haired dude.
Two feet they come a creepin'
Like a black cat do.
Two peeps they come a peepin'
Like a black Abdul.
Two feet they come a creepin'
Like a black cat do.