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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 Those Were The Days that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
Cream's, "Those Were The Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
Golden cymbals flying a mockery of sound
Original Lyrics:
Golden cymbals flying on ocarina sounds
Mary Hopkin's, "Those Were The Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
Think of all the great things we could do.
Original Lyrics:
And dreamed of all the great things we could do.
Mary Hopkin's, "Those Were The Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
Those were the days I ran.
Original Lyrics:
Those were the days, my friend.
Mary Hopkin's, "Those Were The Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
We fight on avenues.
Original Lyrics:
We'd fight and never lose.
Mary Hopkin's, "Those Were The Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
We lit the lightning fuse
We'd fight the Navaloos.
We'd fight the Navaloos.
Original Lyrics:
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose.
We'd fight and never lose.
Mary Hopkin's, "Those Were The Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
We'd fight an 'averlooge'.
Original Lyrics:
We'd fight and never lose.
Mary Hopkin's, "Those Were The Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
We'd live in lightning shoes
Original Lyrics:
We'd live the life we choose
Mary Hopkin's, "Those Were the Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
For we were yours
Original Lyrics:
For we were young
Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton's, "Those Were the Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
G. R. Ola sal'rate rate
Original Lyrics:
Gee, our old La Salle ran great
Cream's, "Those Were the Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
Golden cymbals flying a mockery of sound
Original Lyrics:
Golden cymbals flying on ocarina sounds
Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton's, "Those Were the Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got to let the Duchess win
Original Lyrics:
Got to let the Dodgers win
Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton's, "Those Were the Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Who for our den
Original Lyrics:
Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again.
Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton's, "Those Were the Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
Songs that made the kids hooray
Original Lyrics:
Songs that made the hit parade
Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton's, "Those Were the Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
We all earned a salaried rate
Original Lyrics:
Gee, our old La Salle ran great
Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton's, "Those Were the Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
We all earned a salaried rate
Original Lyrics:
Gee, our old La Salle ran great
Mary Hopkin's, "Those Were the Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
We'd sit and dance forever and a day.
Original Lyrics:
We'd sing and dance forever and a day.
Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton's, "Those were the Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
We are all a sour grape
Original Lyrics:
Gee our old Lasalle ran great
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