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.
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This page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics submitted.
Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not
by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see
misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and
misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).
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It's a game show
It's amazing
The Story: Sounded like it WAS a game show - Submitted by: Cody Finke
I'm lookin' for ole' Suzie Jo
Her crazy horse her lose
I'm lookin' for ole' Suki Jones
She crazy horse saloon.
The Story: I misunderstood a lot of Aerosmiths lyrics back in the day. Lyrics were not readily availble then as they are now... ;} - Submitted by: Christopher
Four bits gets her tongue in your ass, I scream for more
Four bits gets you time in the racks, I scream for more
The Story: I did a triple take the first time I heard this line. Still not sure I don’t have it right! - Submitted by: David
Revving up the big jet engines
When I whip out my big ten inch
The Story: My brothers played in a cover band and sometimes played this song. My mother kept asking me if I knew the Aerosmith song 'Revving up the big jet engines.' I think this went on for a year at least before I figured out what she meant. We still mock her for it. - Submitted by: cupcakejones
I've been drinking
I've gone crazy
The Story: I kept thinking Steven Tyler got drunk - Submitted by: Cody Finke
You drive me crazy, crazy,
Crazy, f**k you, baby
You drive me crazy, crazy,
Crazy, for you baby
The Story: I was about 7 or 8 when this song first came out, and when I first heard this particular lyric, I got all excited and thought that they could say 'f**k' on the radio. So one day, when the video was on mtv, I shouted out, 'Crazy, F**K you, baby!'. My mom came in the room and I then got a smack and was told the real lyrics after I explained why. I swear to this day, though, every time I hear the song, I clearly hear the F-word. - Submitted by: The Desert of the Real
'Cause me and them where's that body
'Cause me and them ways have parted
The Story: This lyric did not make grammatical sense to me until a high school friend told me it was 'ways have parted' and not 'where's that body' He insulted me by saying that the lyric was easy to figure out just by listening, but I personally believe that he read the lyrics from the liner notes printed on the inside of the cd cover. - Submitted by: Marco
Of a friend of mind
Of a friend of mine
The Story: Once again, why we often confuse between "mine" and "mind". - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Dream along, dream along.
Dream on, dream on.
The Story: My niece is known to get the lyrics of songs wrong. She gets it from my sister, her mother. Apparently there is a car commercial out that uses 'Dream On' as their ad helper. My niece hears it and starts singing the same part over and over. I asked he what the heck are you singing and she starts again. I tell her it is 'Dream on' not 'dream along'. She she's no it is 'Dream along'. Then I asked, 'Okay, what the heck does it mean?' 'I don't know it is just a song!', she answered. She's 10. A couple of years ago she thought the American Pie song had the lyric 'Drove my Chevy to the lemmie.' Always interesteing talking to her. - Submitted by: Dean
Everybody wants Bertuzzi not to play.
Everybody has their dues they'll have to pay.
The Story: I was singing in the car to the song, while me friend (a huge Canucks fan) was with me. There were other lines that I thought I heard Canucks' players' names in as well, and I knew I didn't have the lyrics right but that's what I heard at the time! - Submitted by: DarkJon64
See my wiener
Sing with me
The Story: The wife swears that this is what it sounds like. - Submitted by: Robert
Sing with now
Sing with me
The Story: I thought in any music, Aerosmith doesn't clear saying "me" with "now". It really bothers me. - Submitted by: Haz
Sing women, sing for today.
Sing with me, sing for today.
The Story: While at work, a lady had some little girls with her. They started singing the song. When I asked them about that line, they said that their dad sings it like that because that band (Aerosmith) likes women. - Submitted by: marlin
sin women sin for the bills sinful delights and sinful dead bitch sin women its just bored days Malvin Some marron that good love will take you away
Sing with me, sing for the years
Sing for the laughter, sing for the tears
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away.
The Story: upssss - Submitted by: mauricio palacios
Boob looks like a lady.
Dude looks like a lady.
The Story: We were all hanging out one night. This girl goes, "Have you ever heard that song?", and busts out into "Dude Looks Like a Lady"...only to have sung "Boob looks like a lady". - Submitted by: Katrina Krantz
Do me like a lady.
Dude looks like lady.
The Story: My brother and sister used to sing this all the time. When I told them it was wrong, they thought I had the wrong lyrics. That is until I showed them the name of the song! - Submitted by: Gann
Do the naked lady.
Dude looks like a lady.
The Story: I wasn't the one who misheard those lyrics, my friend did. She told me about when she was a kid, she would hear the song and thought they were saying 'do the naked lady'. She thought they were reffering to some sort of dance move. So she went to her mom and said, 'C'mon mom, lets do the naked lady!' - Submitted by: powermunky5000
Do the psycho lady.
Dude looks like a lady.
The Story: I thought it was some kind of dance! - Submitted by: Travis
Doo-doo like a lady.
Dude looks like a lady.
The Story: - Submitted by: Darren
Do the regulator.
Dude looks like a lady!
The Story: We were playing this song at work one night and one of my coworkers was singing, "Do the regulator." We started laughing at him. Then we called up the lyrics on the computer to show him he was mistaken. - Submitted by: Jim
She had the body of a Venus, gonna make you pass the fries.
She had the body of a Venus, Lord imagine my surprise.
The Story: The words are pretty unintelligible. This is what I thought it was. - Submitted by: D
dance, dance, do the funky lady
(saxophone bleat) (saxophone bleat) Dude looks like a lady!
The Story: For years I thought they had invented a dance called "The funky lady" - Submitted by: Pete
Ah, ah, do this like a lady
Ah, ah, dudes are like ladies.
Ah, ah, dude looks like a lady
Ah, ah, dude looks like a lady.
The Story: I was in the car with my friends and they put it in the CD player. Pretty soon I realized they were looking at me. I asked them what was wrong, and then the chorus came on and I couldn't resist saying those lines. They told me the sad truth. - Submitted by: Ashley Kelley
Do it just like a lady
Dude looks like a lady
The Story: As a child of the '90s, the first time I heard this song was in "Mrs. Doubtfire," a movie I watched COUNTLESS times growing up. It made perfect sense to me back than that the words were "Do it just like a lady" because I was watching Robin Williams run around doing everything "like a lady." One day when I was 17, my mom and I were singing along to the radio, and she turned to me and said "WHAT are YOU singing?" and I told her what I thought the words were and she started laughing and said "It's "Dude LOOKS like a lady!" I felt pretty stupid that I had been singing the wrong words for 10 years, but I was incredibly grateful that I hadn't been busted before then! - Submitted by: Anna
Do it like a lady!
or
You look like a lady!
Dude looks like a lady!
The Story: My brother thought it was 'you look like a lady', so I told him it was 'do it like a lady'. - Submitted by: Andy Nelson
Do just like a lady.
Dude looks like a lady.
The Story: The movie "Mrs. Doubtfire" only reinforced my belief that it was 'do just like a lady'. - Submitted by: Nathan Heller
Do me funky lady
Dude looks like a lady
The Story: My mom and I were in the car on the way to my grandmother's and she, a self-described 'child of the '60s,' was singing along with this song out loud on the radio. I was astonished and embarrassed - I mean, it's my mom! - and corrected her. She didn't think the correct lyric made much sense. - Submitted by: Eve
Do the funky lady.
Dude looks like a lady.
The Story: My father, mother, and I were in the Hard Rock Cafe, watching the videos and this video came on. On seeing the title at the end of the video, my father said 'I always thought it was 'do the funky lady'.' I proceeded to laugh and make fun of him. Also while watching a Skid Row video, he said, in reference to male singer Sebastian Bach, 'She's pretty hot, huh?' - Submitted by: Jeff Glenn
F*****, f*****
Dude looks like a lady!
(Sax)(sax)
Dude looks like a lady.
The Story: All my life I thought it said (the derogatory term for homosexual) instead of some saxophone bleat. I thought it was covered up sometimes for censoring purposes. My roommate laughed at me when I yelled out (the misheard lyric). - Submitted by: josh
You look like a meatball.
Dude looks like a lady.
The Story: My grandma was driving me to school. This song came on and she said, "Why is he singing about a meatball?" I was eating a Lifesaver and it almost shot out of my nose.(Don't try and imagine that, you'll burn your corneas out). So I asked,"Granma what do you mean?" And she goes, "He's singing 'You look like a meatbaaaaaalllll!!!!!" I had to explain it to her. I like her lyrics better!XD - Submitted by: JeffDavisSignedMyCast
Do it like a lady
Dude looks like a lady
The Story: This was my friend Anna...she didn't find out the real lyrics until we were at the Aerosmith cincert and she was belting out her own version. The rest of our friends and I, laughed til we cried. - Submitted by: Kelsey
Do the chocolate lady.
Dude looks like a lady
The Story: My son thought these were the words until I corrected him. He still sings it this way... just because. - Submitted by: dave w
Do the macorania!
Dude looks like a lady
The Story: Been singing it that way for years. Stumbled across the song while downloading and saw the actual title. I felt like a fool! - Submitted by: Kathy Wright
Do this like a lady
or
Do it like a lady
or
Doo-doo like a lady
Dude looks like a lady
The Story: My friend and I were watching Mrs. Doubtfire, when this song came on. I couldn't stop laughing when I heard (or misheard) the lyric. I thought he was saying 'Doo-doo like a lady'. My friend asked me what was so funny, and I told him. He laughed, too. I guess he misheard it as well. - Submitted by: Chris Smith
Who's the lucky lady
Dude looks like a lady.
The Story: I used to sing like that all through my teenage years until I saw Mrs Doubtfire, heard the song, then I said "oooooo dude looks like a lady" lol duh - Submitted by: Krystal
Do me, do me, do me on the air
or
Do me do me, do me in the ear
or
Do me do me do me in the rear.
Do me, do me, do me all night.
The Story: I could never figure out what Steven Tyler was saying. I made some pretty weird guesses, and actually thought those were the lyrics at one point because it sort of made sense. - Submitted by: Sarah Reynolds
Aerosmith's,
"Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"
My friend's assignment must be out of luck
or
My friend, Old Simon, must be out of luck.
My fantasize it must be out of luck"
The Story: My mom and I both got this wrong. When I was 8, I always thought that line said "My friend's assignment must be out of luck". That was until I checked the Aerosmith website. My mom, just the other week, was singing, "My friend, Old Simon, must be out of luck". LOL Surprisingly that fits. Anyway, she turns to me and says, "Those aren't the lyrics, are they???" - Submitted by: Jacko
Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
Cause even when I dream of you
The Swedish dream will never do
The Story: I used to sing it like that until I read the lyrics, lmao. I was like, "What is a Swedish dream?" - Submitted by: Lander
I don't want to comb my hair
I don't want to close my eyes
The Story: Steven Tyler does sing "I don't want to close my eyes" clearly throughout most of the song but there is one bit towards the end where he really gets into the song and really belts out the notes and this is where, for years, I genuinely thought he sang "I don't want to comb my hair". I have since discovered that I was wrong! - Submitted by: Jacynthia Maries
I just wanna hold you close, and feel your heart so close to mine.
I just wanna hold you close, I feel your heart so close to mine.
The Story: It still makes sense. - Submitted by: Katy
I could stay away
I could stay awake
The Story: It kind of gets me when I hear this song from Armageddon (1998). The real lyrics actually make sense when it comes to the chorus (i.e. "I don't wanna close my eyes/I don't wanna fall asleep". - Submitted by: Cody Finke
I don't wanna masturbate
I don't wanna miss a thing
The Story: It just sounds right. - Submitted by: Billy
I don’t want to miss the fair.
I don't want to miss a thing.
The Story: I only learnt the true lyric when I was 17, so I went my whole childhood singing the wrong lyric without anyone realising and telling me. - Submitted by: Miri
The sweetest dream I’d never do
The sweetest dream would never do
The Story: Always thought he thought so much of her he never dared dream of her like it was taboo. - Submitted by: Daniel
And Mr.T's what you'd prefer!
And ecstasy's what you'd prefer!
The Story: It doesn't matter how many times I read or am told the right lyrics, I still sing the wrong ones! I guess I have a Mr. T fixation. - Submitted by: Amanda
And my face is turning blue
And I'm the one that jaded you
The Story: I was doing karaoke at this teen club and the song Jaded was next, I love this song, so I volunteered. I thought I knew it all, so I didn't look at the screen. I sang, 'Jaded, and my face is turning blue!' Everyone was laughing so hard! I looked at the screen and saw the correct lyrics. My face really did turn blue! - Submitted by: Riley
Hi, my baby blue
My, my baby blue
The Story: Kept thinking it had to do with saying hello. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
My my balls are blue.
My my baby blue
The Story: I was drunk. - Submitted by: Insider
Jamie's out of gum.
Janie's got a gun.
The Story: We discovered that my 6 yr. old son's favourite song was 'Jamie's Out of Gum'. - Submitted by: Peter Loftis
They said when Janie was arrested They found him on an inventory
They said when Janie was arrested
They found him underneath a train.
The Story: I thought the father was an auditor... I have no excuse. - Submitted by: JC
What’s “Come on down”?
What’s come undone
The Story: Could have sworn it had to do with the Price is Right! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Funky day!
F***ing A!
The Story: 'F***ing A' is an expression from the Boston area that generally means 'Awesome!'. This misheard lyric was actually heard by a friend of mine from Philly; I've had to explain it to a few out-of-townah's. - Submitted by: Rachel
I just pushed grey.
Just push play.
The Story: I first heard this song on some Dodge Ram truck commercials. I though it was 'I just pushed grey' because those band members are getting kind of old. I figured they thought they were about to get grey hair. Hence, 'pushing grey' instead of 'pushing 50'. - Submitted by: Domov Runner
Shush, shush baby
just push play
The Story: I remember hearing it in a Dodge Ram commercial. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
I was the last child
Just a funky disease
I'm just a punk in the street.
The Story: Didn't know the real lyrics until my husband of 20 years looked at me like "Are you serious??" It's a running joke with the entire clan now. - Submitted by: Stephanie H.
I was the last child
Just a bug in the stream.
I was the last child
Just a punk in the street.
The Story: My husband was only about 5 or so, listening to an older brother's album. Kids say what they understand; 'bugs in the stream' are so much easier to relate to. [Ed's note: I assume that your husband is much older now.] - Submitted by: Topaz
You can have yourself an omelette.
You can't stop yourself from fallin'.
The Story: We really thought they were saying 'You can have yourself an omelette'. And when they sang, 'Livin on the edge'-we're thinking, 'Man, this must be one hell of an omelette!' - Submitted by: flint
We're livin' in the fridge We're livin' in the fridge We're livin' in the fridge We're livin' in the fridge
We're livin' on the edge We're livin' on the edge We're livin' on the edge We're livin' on the edge
The Story: I think this is totally funny. - Submitted by: Arnold
Livin' in Latvia
Love in an elevator
The Story: I requested 'Love in Latvia' at a school disco, and was laughed at immensly. It was about a month later I was told it was actually 'Love in an Elevator'. I didn't go to school discos after that. [Ed.'s note: Just wondering why a school "disco" would play 'Love In An Elevator'?] - Submitted by: emma h
Lovin' in Ella Vita
Love in an elevator
The Story: It was actaully my mother who misheard the lyrics. She thought they were talking about being in Spain or Italy or somewhere, and that they were speaking in a foreign language ("Ella Vita"). - Submitted by: Jonathan S.
Lovin' it on Levitra
Love in an elevator
The Story: I rarely listen to the words of a song (because I usually get them wrong). This song intrigued me, though, partly because of this misheard line and partly because it was such a kickin' tune. I never questioned what I thought I had heard since Steven Tyler was getting up in years and I first heard the tune not long after all the hype over the Levitra commercial. Had the radio anouncer said the name of the song, I would have realized my mistake. This was not the case. I was somewhat embarrased when I walked into work singing this mutated line. My coworkers heard me a started laughing. Fortunately, they thought I was intentionally making a joke of the song. - Submitted by: Todd Sittaro
Shaggy's in the elevator.
Jacki's in the elevator.
The Story: When I heard that, I thought 'What?! Are Aerosmith secret Scooby Doo fans? And if so, where's Scooby?' - Submitted by: Kim L
Kiss your sexy breasts
Kiss your sassafras
The Story: I *know* it's not that but not knowing the word "sassafras", it's what my brain wants to hear... - Submitted by: Jules
Livin' it up live an angel
Love in an elevator
The Story: I heard about Aerosmith's hit "Love in an Elevator" but no one ever pointed out that that title was the song that was playing so I had no chance to put 2 and 2 together. A few years later someone happened to ask me if I liked "Love in an Elevator" and I said, "I don't know, how does it go?". After hearing them sing it and initially claiming that they were wrong and it was really "Livin' it up live an angel", it hit me like a brick and I quietly walked away. - Submitted by: Timi Zhuo
Lovin' an elevator,
Living it up when I'm going down,
Lovin' an elevator,
Loving it up 'til I hit the ground
Love in an elevator,
Living it up when I'm going down,
Love in an elevator,
Loving it up 'til I hit the ground
The Story: My friend Andrew used to think that "Love in an Elevator" was about a love affair WITH an elevator, not IN an elevator. I explained it to him, and he said, "Huh, that makes sense now. That song used to make me very confused." - Submitted by: Scarlet
Lovin' that old Velveeta
Love in an elevator
The Story: My mom used to listen to it all the time and thought it was hilarious not to tell me. - Submitted by: Timi Zhuo
Loving it A Lá Veeta
Love in an elevator
The Story: I'm in my forties and only just realised this song was called "Love in an Elevator"! I knew it was by Aerosmith but never thought what the song might be called. This misheard lyric is genuinely what I thought they sang. Doh! - Submitted by: Garry Davenport
Shaggy's in the elevator
Jackie's in the elevator
The Story: I was young, innocent, and thought the song was somehow connected to Scooby-Doo. - Submitted by: Timi Zhuo
Whacked off in the middle of a movie
Rag doll, living in the movies
The Story: Our friend Eileen was so shocked that they would play such an obscene lyric on the radio. I never saw anyone laugh so hard as she did when we told her the right, clean lyrics. - Submitted by: Eileen Parker
Lovin' Satan on the south side of town.
Say love ain't the same on the south side of town.
The Story: I told all my friends I was right. We had quite a battle. I even (going through my 'difficult' stage) made a sign with this lyric on it and stuck it on my door. Oops! - Submitted by: Charlena The Groupie
Sing with me, sing for a fajita,
Sing for the laughter, and sing the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
Sing with me, sing for a year
Sing for the laughter, and sing the tear
Sing with me, if it's just for today
Maybe tomorrow, the good Lord will take you away
The Story: When my friends got into rock n roll as as teens we listened to Aerosmith dream on. And on the chorus played my friend said it sounds like he is saying sing for a fajita. I'd sing for a fajita. So the remainder of the song he sang it and my other friend was getting upset because he was trying to hear the real lyrics because he wanted to know what they were saying. And to this day I hear sing for a fajita. - Submitted by: Gary
There is nothing my Aunt Flawl can't do.
Does the noise in my head bother you?
The Story: I was 8 years old, listening to this song, and I kept singing that line over and over. Until I figured out the real thing. - Submitted by: Jacko
Feet in motion
Sweet Emotion
The Story: My grandchildren wanted me to put on their favorite song, Feet in Motion. I tried to figured out what they wanted when my daughter told me they wanted me to put on Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith. I do not think that they will ever live that request down. - Submitted by: maridav
Sweep the lotion.
Sweet emotion
The Story: I was listening to this song in the car and my 9 year old daughter asked 'Is he saying 'sweep the lotion?''. My daughter seemed confused; because if you spilled some lotion, you would probably wipe it up with a rag rather than sweep it up with a broom. I laughed so hard I almost wrecked the car. - Submitted by: sara
Trained pepperoni, all night long.
Train kept a rollin' all night long.
The Story: It wasn't until my husband cracked up laughing (15 years after I first misheard this) that I learned the truth. - Submitted by: Holly Spitzer
Eatin' macaroni all night long
Train kept a rollin' all night long.
The Story: Somebody told me they heard somebody else singing this misheard lyric (feelin' it). Now that's all I hear when the song comes on the radio. - Submitted by: Cf
Ooooh-Stop! Grab a turkey!
Ooooh-We stopped in Albuquerque!
The Story: A guy I was in Army Basic Training with told me about this one. I don't know the details, just that it caused someone a lot of ridicule and became an unofficial motto for him and his friends. - Submitted by: Nigel
Art Display!
Walk this way
The Story: When I was about 6 or 7 my mom used to put the classic rock station on in the car. This song would periodically come on. I was too young to understand any of the sexual implications of the lyrics at the time, I just thought it was a song about some kids at school. So I thought maybe the song was about how someone had to present their art for an "Art display." - Submitted by: Gabe
Fort Desquain
Walk this way
The Story: I was in forth grade when the song came out and since my older brother liked Aerosmith, I heard it a lot. I have a memory of 4th grade history class and learning about a place called Fort Desquain. I thought 'Walk This Way' was written about this historical place. Present day, I have googled this many times and can find no such place exists. Perhaps Fort Duquesne? - Submitted by: Shorty
Heart display
Walk this way
The Story: I was real young when I heard this song for the 1st time and thought Steve was yelling 'Heart Display' and I figured he had a broken heart and was 'displaying' it for the world to see, I learned the right lyrics thanks to Run DMC and Aerosmith remaking the song!! - Submitted by: kc
Off the slain
Walk this way.
The Story: When I was three I would listen to this in the car with my dad. I thought that in the song they were telling someone to get 'off the slain'. I didn't know what 'slain' meant, but I would still sing the song that way. - Submitted by: Erin G.
Pork and swine
Walk this way.
The Story: A couple of years ago, my family traveled to San Diego, and we changed the station in the car looking for a cool song. Then 'Walk This Way' by Aerosmith came on. My brother never heard it before, and he started singing 'Pork and swine, pork and swine.' - Submitted by: John Joseph A. Gatchalian
See-saw swingin' with your b***s in the school
Aand your feet flyin' up in the air.
See-saw swingin' with the boys in the school
And your feet flyin' up in the air.
The Story: Uh, huh-huh, hey Beavis, he said b***s. I really thought Steven Tyler was singing about his b***s! And to think it is just boys, darn!! - Submitted by: Joe
Walk this way, chalk display!
or
Walk this way, stalk in hay.
Walk this way, talk this way.
The Story: Me, my mom, my little brother, and my cousin were driving to the beach one day three years ago and this song came on. My cousin, who seems to think he knows everything started singing along with it and when it came to the 'Walk this way' part, he belted out, 'Walk this way, chalk display!' Everyone in the car laughed and my little brother said, 'No no no, it's 'walk this way stalk in hay!' We all knew that that one couldn't be right because it made absolutely no sense at all. We went with the 'chalk display'. I guess he figured that because of some of the school references. My cousin couldn't have been more wrong. I looked up the lyrics about six months ago and realized his mistake. He still, to this day, will never live that down. - Submitted by: Brittany Bell
You ain't seen nothing 'til you download a muffin.
You ain't seen nothin' til you're down on a muffin.
The Story: My friend and I were listening to this song. He asked very calmly, 'You ain't seen nothing till you download a muffin?' I responded, 'Two things. One: this song was out in the 70's. There was no such thing as 'downloading'. And two: download a muffin?!' - Submitted by: Tom M.
Yeah, but I want to hop on the motor with jam.
Yeah, but I want to walk on the water with you.
The Story: I was like 11 when I first heard the song... - Submitted by: Spencer Jackson
Girl, before I met you
I was f-i-n-g-y.
Girl, before I met you
I was f-i-n-e fine.
The Story: This is my husband's mishearing. He could never figure out what 'fingy' meant. - Submitted by: Sufia
So tell me whose to blame for being trite.
So tell me whose to blame for thinking twice.
The Story: It made perfect sense to me that someone was "being trite" and that's why they broke up. - Submitted by: Yvette Hourigan
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