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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!).


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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "Fishin' in The Dark"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Springer's almost over and the summer's come
And the days are gettin' long.
The Real Lyrics:
Spring is almost over and the summer's coming
The days are getting long
The Story: Paying homage to the late Jerry Springer, the king of talk shows on our TV screens where brawls and trash talk prevailed. - Submitted by: James Beer
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "Fishin’ In The Dark"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You and me go p***in' in the dark
or
You and me go missin' in the dark
or
You and me go kissin' in the dark
or
You and me go listenin' in the dark
The Real Lyrics:
You and me go fishin' in the dark
The Story: I thought he was talking about having a date with his Girlfriend and then decided that they’re going to p*** or miss or kiss or listen in the dark. - Submitted by: Riley Roth
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "Mr. Bojangles"
The Misheard Lyrics:
As he spoke right out
The Real Lyrics:
As the smoke ran out
The Story: Jerry Jeff Walker in his first recording of the song did say " as the smoke ran out" then they later made it "as he spoke right out....cuz the next sentence he says "he talked of life...so they are both correct and NOT misheard.. - Submitted by: Mark
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's, "Mr. Bojangles"
The Misheard Lyrics:
The dog up and died, yup and died,
After 20 years he still grieves
The Real Lyrics:
His dog up and died
He up and died
After 20 years he still grieved
The Story: The dog is still grieving after 20 years, even though he's dead. - Submitted by: Ron Fowler

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