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!).
After Bathing at Baxter's album at Amazon.com
When the turkey's done, turkieeeees lie.
When the truth is found, to these lies.
The Story: I got the 45 of this song for Christmas when I was 7 or 8 years old. I guess I created a connection between the turkey we had for Christmas dinner and the Jefferson Airplane lyrics. - Submitted by: Tom Watson
When the turkey's found
To be alive
When the truth is found
To be lies
The Story: Heard this from a friend in 1970 or so. She really though that was how it went. It was Thanksgiving time after all. - Submitted by: Jerry
Your mind is so full of red
Your mind is so full of dread
The Story: I always read it was red but I just think dread is way cooler. - Submitted by: Dave
When the garden flowers
Feed your dead, yes
And your mind, your mind
Is so full of bread
When the garden flowers
Baby, are dead, yes
And your mind, your mind
Is so full of red
The Story: I always thought "full of bread" meant "full of money", meaning obsessed with wealth and material goods. - Submitted by: Rick M.
When the tooth is found
When the truth is found
The Story: Why I always heard "tooth" instead of "truth"! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Dr. Revolution
Got a revolution
The Story: It kind of sounded like "Dr. Revolution". - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Join the revolution.
F*** the revolution
Got a revolution, got a revolution.
The Story: I thought they were being witty and trying to portray both sides. Like the later "won't be fooled again". - Submitted by: Rokonoto
Pee your pants!
Feed your head!
The Story: Who would want to hear a song about peeing their pants? - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Remember what the Doughboy said
Remember what the dormouse said
The Story: I could have sworn they were hired by Pillsbury! Yeah, and poking his belly for a giggle! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Remember what the Good Book said
'Feed your head
Feed your head'.
Remember what the dormouse said
'Feed your head
Feed your head!'
The Story: This is actually a misheard lyric from my mother. We were on a road trip about a year and a half ago. 'White rabbit' came on, and we both began to sing along. When we got to the last line, I sang the actually line and she sang her version. She remarked that the original lyrics made so much more sense. For years, she had been wondering what the Bible had to do with the song. - Submitted by: Lindsay Day
Remember what the gorgon said
Keep your head
Remember what the dormouse said
Feed your head
The Story: It seems to make more sense than the original - in Greek mythology the gorgon ended up having her head cut off, thus keep your head is advice from experience u] 7 - Submitted by: Laurence Street
I walk to 7-11 when I'm high
I walk beside you laughing and I'm high
The Story: Discovered this song in the college days when this was very apt, which made me love it even more and play it all the time. - Submitted by: Dude
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