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 Scarborough Fair/Canticle that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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(A soldier creams and Polish is a femme,)
Then she'll be a true glove of mind.
(A soldier cleans and polishes a gun,)
Then she'll be a true love of mine.
A soldier creams and Polish is a femme,
Then she'll be a true glove of mind.
(A soldier cleans and polishes a gun)
Then she'll be a true love of mine.
And the stage rolls merrily by.
Parsely, sage, rosemary and thyme
And the stage rolls merrily by.
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
And the stage rolls merrily by.
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Are you goin' to Scarborough Fair?
Pass the stage, rosemary, and Tom.
Remember me to one who lives there,
She once was a true love of mine.
Are you goin' to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
Remember me to one who lives there,
She once was a true love of mine.
Are you going to Harvard or Yale?
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Are you going to Scar, fellow friend?
Pass me sleigh, throws Mary on time.
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Are you going to Scarbo affair?
Are you going to Scarborough fair?
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Horse sweet hay rows merry and time.
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley's angel, Mary and bright
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Todd
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Partly singing rosemary and mine
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Are you going to Scarlett O'Hare?
Parsnips say Rosemary is blind
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
Are you going to clobber a bear?
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Are you going to scar an old friend?
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Are you going to scarper, old friend?
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Are you going to start an affair?
Are you going to Scarborough fair?
As the stage grows merry and bright
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
As they say sweet Mary and tides
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
For they say 'twas merry and bright
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
Our sweet saviors Mary and Tom
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme
Parcly say draws Mary and Tom
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Park Ave. suites, angels, Mandy and Tom
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Parsley Sedge Roads, merry in time
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Parsley sage, rose Mary and Tom
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
(as in rise)
Parsley saved Rosemary in time.
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Parsley's angels, Mary and Tom
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme
Parsley, angels, Mary and time
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
(Robot Transformers are sentenced to kill)
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
(Generals order their soldiers to kill)
Partly aged Romanian wine
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Partly shaved Rosemary in time
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme
Pat is gay with lemon and lime.
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
Remember me to Underwood Square
Remember me to one who lives there
Remember me to underman's lair
Remember me to one who lives there
Robot Transformers are sentenced to kill
Generals order their soldiers to kill
Sleeps on a willow brook, cloudy and calm.
Sleeps unaware of the clarion call.
Recently when I heard singer L.P. perform a different rendition, it awakened a curiously of the deeper meaning and derivation of the song.
Tell her to make me a chamomile shirt
or
Tell her to make me a Camembert shirt
or
Tell her to make me a camel hair shirt.
Tell her to make me a cambric shirt.
Without no screaming needle poke
Without no seams nor needle work