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Misheard Lyrics -> Song -> W -> Word Up!
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 Word Up! 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.
Cameo's, "Word Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Got a beer tent to show you
Original Lyrics:
Got a weird thing to show you
Korn's, "Word Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a cold world.
or
It's the code word.
or
It's the code word.
Original Lyrics:
It's the call, word.
Cameo's, "Word Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
No Romans, no Romans, no Romans for me.
Original Lyrics:
No romance, no romance, no romance for me.
Cameo's, "Word Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put your hand in your pants like you don't care
Original Lyrics:
Wave your hands in the air like you don't care
KoRn's, "Word Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Put your hands in the air like Udo Kier.
Original Lyrics:
Put your hands in the air like you don't care.
Cameo's, "Word Up"
Misheard Lyrics:
Trying to put on Roseanne and act real cool
Original Lyrics:
Trying to put on those airs and act real cool
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