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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!).

Jim Ellis', "WKRP In Cincinnati (Closing Theme)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Hey you, bartender
Get set up in here
Two little bottles and a rock 'n' roll bar, uh huh
I said, Good bartender,
Get set up and head out
I said, I'm doing good
Then I'll pulling outta here, uh huh
The Real Lyrics:
Mad tooth bar chin-up, box zing outta her hair now Still do the modern day whack-a-mole ditto-o-o What's that? Good bartender, i'da hat-beer 'n' head out I said I wouldn't do it if a poodle had a lid on
The Story: It's bar staff & roadies discussing the show. - Submitted by: Doctor's daughter
Jim Ellis', "WKRP In Cincinnati (Closing Theme)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Went to a bar till I got kicked right outta here
Stick around the world till I whacked a hole in 'er heart
Was I?
Good bartender I had a better hit here
But then I wouldn't do it till I put a lovin' in her heart ...meow!
The Real Lyrics:
Mad tooth bar chin-up, box zing outta her hair now
Still do the modern day whack-a-mole ditto-o-o
What's that?
Good bartender, I'da hat-beer 'n' head out
I said I wouldn't do it if a poodle had a lid on
The Story: I was captivated by this "song" the first time I heard it back in the late 70s. There are a lot of cool songs where I didn't understand the lyrics so I didn't pay much attention to it. When I tried to find the actual lyrics to this song is when I discovered that the songwriter was just trying to get a feel for how the "actual" lyrics would sound. The gibberish is what stuck after all! - Submitted by: Paul Houser
Jim Ellis', "WKRP In Cincinnati (Closing Theme)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Whatcha gonna have
Give it to the boys in a pocket ball bet uh-huh
I said goodnight bartender
I'd better head out
I said I wouldn't do it if you
Poured another beer uh huh.
The Real Lyrics:
Went to the bartender, whatcha gotta have.
Still little more bit of alcohol in uh huh
I said good bartender I had better an head'a (head out)
I said I would do it, and I could, then I did uh huh
The Story: Story Structure:
Drunk guy goes up to the bartender.
He wants a little more to drink.
Knows he ought to leave.
Boasts he can leave on his own, so he tries, and does so successfully. Probably stumbling out of the bar. - Submitted by: Randy Nelson
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