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 Shotgun that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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Do the dirt baby
Do the dirt now
Do the jerk baby
Do the jerk now
Do the jerk, baby
Do the turndown.
Do the jerk baby
Do the jerk now
Homegrown navigator, see you later
Homegrown alligator, see you later
I said ShopRite
I said shotgun
I said java
I said shotgun
I said shotgun,
shoot a pony right now
I said shotgun,
shoot him 'fore he run now
I said shotgun, shoot it, blow it, right now
I said shotgun, shoot him 'fore he run now
I said shotgun
Shoot 'em boy and run now.
I said shotgun
Shoot him 'fore he run now.
I said shotgun
Shoot 'em forty-one times.
I said shotgun
Shoot him 'fore he run now.
I said shotgun
Shoot a pony right now.
I said shotgun
Shoot him 'fore he run now.
I said, "Put on your Hot Wheels shoes"
I said, "Put on your high heeled shoes"
I said,'Shotgun!
Shoot a pony right now'.
I said, 'Shotgun!
Shoot him 'fore he run now'.
Put on your Pac-man shoes
Put on your high heel shoes
Editor's note: I don't think Pacman was around when this song was made. Therefore this mishearing is likely not plausible.
Shoot it 'fore it runs out.
Shoot him 'fore he runs now.
Shooting for Iran now.
Shoot him 'fore he run now.
Shotgun!
Shoot 'em 'fore they run now
Do the Jack Benny
Do the dirty now
Hey
Shotgun!
Shoot 'em 'fore they run now
Do the jerk, baby
Do the dirty now
Hey
We gonna bake potatoes
We gonna pick tomatoes
We gonna, dig potatoes
We gonna, pick tomatoes
Whatcha gonna do when you're sittin' all alone
And the F.B.I. swarm with the motherf***in' sawed-off?
Whatcha gonna do when you're sittin' all alone
In your empty-ass home with the motherf***in' sawed-off?