JoDee Messina

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JoDee Messina's, "Delicious Surprise"

The Misheard Lyrics:

And I won't sleep 'til I've had enough
I saved my wife from a paper cut.

The Real Lyrics:

And I won't sleep 'til I've had enough
I won't sip my wine from no paper cup.

The Story: I had been hanging out with my cousins. I absent-mindedly started to sing this is song, though with the correct words. My younger cousin, who had heard me singing (the fact that I had been singing rather loudly may have been the reason for that!). She said to me, 'What?! You saved your wife from a paper cut?' I explained the real lyrics to her and we still joke about it. - Submitted by: Mr. Sally

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[N]

[O]

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[R]

[S]

[T]

[U]

[V]

[W]

[Y]

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