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!).
Be Here album at Amazon.com
I've been told that he's rich
But he seems so old.
I've been told that he's rich
But he seems so poor.
The Story: Yeah, yeah, I know. Who says old people can't be rich? Well, blame it on my ears, but make sure they understand what you're saying! - Submitted by: Mr. Sally
I fell in love in the back of a Cup Car
I fell in love in the back of a cop car
The Story: When I first listened to this, I thought he was saying something about a Cup Car, like from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. - Submitted by: Matthew Fettes
Custard pie
The cars go by
The Story: I thought it was about a custard pie! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Take your records, take your freedom
Take your cat 'cuz I won't feed him.
Take your records, take your freedom
Take your memories, I don't need 'em.
The Story: I found that I accidentally exchanged the cat line from another line in the song: "Take your cat and leave my sweater, we have nothing left to weather". - Submitted by: Hylie Stromburg
Take your cat liter and his sweater.
or
Take your cat who ate my sweater.
Take your cat and leave my sweater.
The Story: My mom, my friend, and I all got into a huge fight in the car about which lyrics were right. All three of us, with different lyrics, were wrong. - Submitted by: Angela
In this nice weather
And leave my sweater
The Story: I thought he was talking about weather! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Take your Captain Leave, I Sweather!
Take your cap and leave my sweater
The Story: Thought he was telling her to take her "Captain Leave" following it with a "I Sweather" kinda like "I Sweart"! - Submitted by: Sara Grace Sandefur
Take your cat and leave my sweater.
Take you cap and leave my sweater.
The Story: I always laugh when I think of this! - Submitted by: Andi
Take your cat and leave, I swear
Take your cap and leave my sweater.
The Story: My friend and I argue about this at least once a week because I've been singing it that way since my childhood and just like a year ago I learned the truth. - Submitted by: Isabella
I wanna be the hand that lets you fail
I wanna be the hand that lifts your veil
The Story: I always wondered why the heck he wanted her to fail if he wanted to be her everything... finally bought the cd... I felt really stupid :) - Submitted by: Kate Hansen
There are more Keith Urban misheard lyrics available.
New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.
