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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 When Things Were Rotten 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.

TV Theme Song's, "When Things Were Rotten"
Misheard Lyrics:
They robbed the rich, gave to the poor
Except for the Catmoor Expenses
or
Except things really got more expensive
Original Lyrics:
They robbed the rich, gave to the poor
Except what they kept for expenses

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