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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. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.

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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David Essex's, "On and On"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Oh let it ring
The magic a magician gets to sing
Let me be your blue-eyed parlor queen
You're on and on
The Real Lyrics:
Oh let it ring
The magic a magician gets to sing
Let me be your blue-eyed harlequin
You're on and on
The Story: I honestly thought these were the lyrics for years and I wondered why David referred to himself as a "queen". It puzzled me and my mother since she heard it as well. - Submitted by: Claude
David Essex's, "Rock On"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hey kid, rock and roll.
Racko! Ooh, my soul.
The Real Lyrics:
Hey kid, rock and roll.
Rock on, ooh, my soul.
The Story: Sounded to me like "racko" the first few times I heard it. Still does, in fact, if you don't know the real lyrics. - Submitted by: Brian D. Smith
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