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!).
Can't Hold Back album at Amazon.com
You're telling my life upon
You're tearing my life apart
The Story: I like my mishearing better. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
I think I'm in love, and it's all coming on
I think I'm in love, 'cause I can't get it off me
I think I'm in love, and my life's lookin' up
I think I'm in love, 'cause I can't get enough
The Story: I just liked to sing it a lot, and my cousin started a band, and he had the guitar tabs to the song and I was reading them, and wanted to show him the cool lyric. I was embarrassed because I was wrong. - Submitted by: Lauri ann Peek
Rosanna's caddy had a cart she loved to drive.
Rosanna`s daddy had a car she loved to drive.
The Story: My friend drew swore up and down these were the lyrics. Do you really think this hot chick took Eddie Money golfing? - Submitted by: Jason Reeher
She was chicken
She was shakin'
The Story: R.I.P. Eddie Money (1949-2019) - Submitted by: Cody Finke
We did some shakin' till the middle of the night.
Her tits were shakin' till all through the night.
The Story: I once see an interview of Eddie himself asked the question about "tits" in his song, he said it himself, he got a lot of grief for it so he changed it. But the song sure is about tits going up and down and moving round and round. - Submitted by: Ross Turcotte
I can feel your heart beat, fatso.
I can feel your heart beat faster.
The Story: I thought he was singing to a fat chick. - Submitted by: Davis
Just like a waterslide,
be my little baby
Just like Ronnie said,
be my little baby
The Story: I thought it was a sexual reference, or he just really likes water parks. Picture the waterslide and the singer splashing through while he's singing it. It's really funny. I will always sing it this way. - Submitted by: Kurt
Just like reticent
Just like Ronnie said
The Story: Just like reticent?! That doesn't even make sense! - Submitted by: spencer griffin
Just like we're outta sight.
Just like Ronnie says.
The Story: My husband had no idea what this line actually said, and asked me what I thought. He liked what I thought I heard and he started singing the wrong line also. Funny, two people in a car singing the wrong line at the same time and thinking it sounds good. :0) - Submitted by: anabel
Just like what it says
Feed my little baby
Just like Ronnie said
Be my little baby
The Story: I always thought that this was what the lyric was, and I was driving around with my wife the other day, and I said listen to this song, the lyrics don't make any sense. 'Why is he trying to get with her and then have out of the blue have her say 'feed my little baby.' My wife laughed for the next fifteen minutes. I just thought it was another case of 80s style over substance; I guess in my own way I was right. - Submitted by: Jim Macdonald
Let's sit on a chestnut runny sack
Listen honey, just like Ronnie sang
The Story: I heard this lyric dozens of times and could never figure out what he was saying. - Submitted by: giantslor
Listen honey
Just like the Rani said
"Be my little baby"
Listne honey
Just like Ronnie sang
"Be my little baby"
The Story: I was in the car, it was kinda noisy, and I was listening to this song. I'm a big fan of the TV show "Doctor Who" and one of my favorite characters if a villianess called The Rani. When I heard that line of the song, I could've sworn that they'd mentioned the Rani in a song. However, when I got home, I looked up the lyrics, and they really said Ronnie, as in the leader of the Ronnettes. Then again, it's kind of an easy mistake to make. "Rani" and "Ronnie" sound a lot alike - Submitted by: T Y
My boat's not watertight
Just like Ronnie sang...
The Story: That's how my kids heard it when they were little. - Submitted by: Mike
I think I'm alone
I think I'm in love
The Story: Once again, in memory of Eddie Money (1949-2019) - Submitted by: Cody Finke
I think I’m on Vogue
I think I’m in love
The Story: Seemingly, I thought he would be on the cover of a fashion magazine! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
I got two tickets to Hawaii.
Won't you pack your bags and come with me to Hawaii.
I got two tickets to paradise
Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight?
The Story: I was in Hawaii and pretty drunk, for some reason I misheard the lyrics, and here I am. - Submitted by: Adam
I've got two ticks and a pair of lice
I've got two tickets to paradise.
The Story: My dad was driving me to school this song came on I was drinking juice and it came out of my nose. He almost wrecked the car and he said, “What is so funny you almost made me wreck!!!!” I told him, “He said, 'I've got two ticks and a pair of lice.' I thought it was funny 'cause my older sister just had head lice." - Submitted by: Noah Phillips
I’ve got two tits in my hair tonight
Won’t you catch some crabs with me tonight
I've got two tickets to paradise
Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight
The Story: High schoolers punking the song while riding dirty - Submitted by: Ron
I’ve got, two chicks and a pair of dice
I’ve got, two tickets to paradise
The Story: I may have been 4 when this song was a hit and I remember hearing it in the radio and then singing the lyrics like I had thought I had heard them to my mom, dad, aunt and uncle. Ever since then we get a real laugh whenever the song comes on. - Submitted by: JMo
Big tent to have a field
Hangin' around the house all night
Good guns, it isn't much fun
Kinda gets a good boy tonight
Big deal, tell ya how I feel
Hangin' around the house all night
Good guns, it isn't much fun
Kinda gets a good boy tonight
The Story: According to the lyrics on the record album, those are actual lyrics, not the ones on the Internet. - Submitted by: Mickey D.
New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.