Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> Ray Stevens

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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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Ray Stevens', "The Streak"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ethel, you shaved that p***y?
The Real Lyrics:
Ethel, you shameless hussy!
The Story: For years that's what I thought he was screaming, until my friend told me it was 'shameless hussy'. I always thought it was something Ray Stevens snuck in at the end of the song during the fade, but I should have known better since he's not known for using profanity like that. - Submitted by: John R.
Ray Stevens', "The Streak"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ethel, you'll get your corn dog!
The Real Lyrics:
Ethel, you get your clothes on!
The Story: Well, he was running up near the concession stand. So it made sense about the corn dog---until I sang this at karaoke, and got laughed off the stage. - Submitted by: Dan Fletcher
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