Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> ccr

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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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ccr's, "Down On the Corner"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Bodies in the street
Willie and the poor boys are playin'
bring your n****r happy feet

The Real Lyrics:

Out in the street
Willie and the Poorboys are playin'
bring a nickle, tap your feet

The Story: My 14 year old son, not having much familiarity with the group has just become enthralleed with CCR, but was quite amusing as he described his picture of the chorus to this song. His imagination conjured up dead bodies lying in the street, and folks carry bags of feet with them to this strange gathering. When we told him what the real lyrics were he laughed at himself for hours - Submitted by: Bob

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[B]

[C]

[D]

[E]

[F]

[G]

[H]

[I]

[J]

[K]

[L]

[M]

[N]

[O]

[P]

[Q]

[R]

[S]

[T]

[U]

[V]

[W]

[Y]

[Z]

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