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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Sing my song from here
See the sun from here
The Story: I thought they would sing their song! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
But I'd rather be a cop right now
But I'd rather be caught right now
The Story: I swear that he would be arresting someone... - Submitted by: Cody Finke
And I don't understand why I drink all day
And I start to complain that there's Lorraine
And I don't understand why I sleep all day
And I start to complain that there's no rain
The Story: Why do so many "rainy" songs sound like "Lorraine"? - Submitted by: Cody Finke
I just want to keep my teeth extracted
So stay with me and I'll have it made.
I just want to keep my cheeks dry today
So stay with me and I'll have it made.
The Story: My daughter and I could never get this part right. We have had fun trying to figure it out. - Submitted by: Pam
I like to keep my chi extragenated
I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today.
The Story: I've just always heard it and wondered what it meant to extragenate one's chi. - Submitted by: Zoe
You know I like to keep my cheating strategy
You know I like to keep my cheeks dry today
The Story: I would sing that wrong lyrics in the car and my parents would correct me. - Submitted by: Mia
You know I like to keep my sheets dry today.
Ya know, I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today.
The Story: It means to keep bed dry from wetting the bed. Meaning most likely a diaper was used, to keep his bed dry after huge amounts of drinking. - Submitted by: Jimmy poo poo pants
You know I'd like to keep my tea leaves dry today
You know I like to keep my cheeks dry today.
The Story: I thought it was this because it tied in with the 'tea for two' lyric. - Submitted by: Jack
You know I'd like to keep my teenage driving age
You know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today
The Story: always thought thats what it was, then I turned 21 - Submitted by: Frank
You know I'd like to keep my teenaged drive today.
You know I'd like to keep my cheeks dry today
The Story: I always thought the singer was describing being constantly depressed, but feeling temporarily good on this particular day because maybe he met someone. Teenaged "drive" to me meant sex drive. "So stay with me and I'll have it made..." Makes sense doesn't it? - Submitted by: Jim
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