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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. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.

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!).

John Fogarty's, "Centerfield"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Pour me rum and Coke
I'm ready to play, today.
The Real Lyrics:
Put me in, Coach
I'm ready to play, today.
The Story: My friend's parents were singing this at a campground when the (people at the) neighboring site told them the real lyrics. They weren't drinking or drunk at the time, either. - Submitted by: Chris Berkholtz
John Fogarty's, "Centerfield"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Put me in coach
I'm ready to fly, today.
The Real Lyrics:
Put me in, Coach
I'm ready to play, today.
The Story: Thought this song was about an airline until I heard it in the move 'Bull Durham'. - Submitted by: Court
John Fogarty's, "Centerfield"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Put me in cold.
The Real Lyrics:
Put me in, Coach.
The Story: My dad and one of his friends thought it was 'cold', and they were all set that it was. But I proved them wrong. It was great. - Submitted by: Darcy
John Fogarty's, "Centerfield"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Put me in cold
The Real Lyrics:
Put me in, Coach
The Story: My wife and I were driving one afternoon when 'Centerfield' came on the radio, and she sang, 'Put me in cold... I'm ready to play... today.'After I stopped laughing, I said, 'what did you say??' She explained that she thought that was the lyric because the ballplayer was saying he wanted to get in the game even though he hadn't yet warmed up. Since I don't own a copy of that album, I couldn't prove her wrong on the spot, so to this day (almost 10 years later), she still insists these are the lyrics. (And as anyone who is a husband can attest, your wife is always right... right??) - Submitted by: KMan41
John Fogarty's, "Centerfield"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Put me in gold.
The Real Lyrics:
Put me in, Coach.
The Story: My husband always thinks that the lyric is "gold" and I always told him that it was "coach". This dispute dates back to when the song first came out. He eventually had to surrender to facts, but still maintains that "gold" would be appropriate due to the salaries that professional athletes earn. - Submitted by: EL
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