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Edwin Starr's, "War"

The Misheard Lyrics:

Walk through the woods!
Yeah, what is it good for?

The Real Lyrics:

War, uhhh! Good God
Yeah, what is it good for?

The Story: This is my friend's mistake. He thought that was the lyric for years. One night I was at a two-day meeting and my friend did not attend dinner with the rest of us. I told one of our colleagues to ask at the meeting the next day, 'Walk through the woods, what is it good for? ' He did so with a very straight face and we all cracked up! - Submitted by: Janet

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[F]

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[H]

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[K]

[L]

[M]

[N]

[O]

[P]

[Q]

[R]

[S]

[T]

[U]

[V]

[W]

[Y]

[Z]

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