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.
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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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'Cos I have been told masturbation lets their wings unfold.
'Cos I have been told that salvation lets their wings unfold.
The Story: This song misheard by a friend of mine who is the musical director of a holiday park in Devon, so he started deliberately singing it wrong in shows to get laughs. He later started adding other rude lyrics to the song, such as in the first chorus, instead of 'I know that life won't break me', he sang 'I know my wife will take me', and then in the second chorus, instead of 'And through it all she offers me protection, a lot of love and affection', he sang 'And through it all she makes me wear protection and gives me an erection'. - Submitted by: Beth Charlesworth
Cecil wants to love me.
Send someone to love me.
The Story: A local radio station was running a phone survey in on your best misheard lyrics, and this was a good one! - Submitted by: Melissa
I hope I'm home before I'm dry
I hope I'm old before I die
The Story: This is the version sung by my 10-year-old daughter and I don't want to shatter the illusion by correcting her. Her version is much more cheerful. - Submitted by: Dave Williams
He put an knee in my ****hole
And c*** in my throat.
He put an 'e' in the arsenal
A comb in my 'fro.
The Story: We were watching the video on T.V. and wondering if the snake bit was really suitable for early afternoon. One of us (can't remember who) started singing those lyrics to the chorus - try it, it is very similar the way he sings it! - Submitted by: craig macpherson
He puts a knee in my a***hole
C*** in my throat.
He puts an 'e' in my arsenal
Aa comb in my 'fro.
The Story: Sorry - keep hearing that set of lyrics every time I hear the song. It was really funny to hear it being piped over the sound system of the hotel I stayed in on holiday, though! - Submitted by: craig mac
I don't wanna rot, D.J.
I don't wanna rock, D.J.
The Story: The first time I heard this song, it was in the middle of the video, when he's already started pulling off his skin. I still think it was a logical association! - Submitted by: Lisa
I got! (f***!)
You got! (s***!)
I got! (funk!)
You got! (soul!)
The Story: The parts in brackets are sung by really quiet backing singers, and I though they had been made quiet because they were swearing! I guess I didn't think about why the lyrics would be these. - Submitted by: I am going to be mysterious and withold my name...
Early morning when I wake up
I look like Casper without my make-up.
Early morning when I wake up
I look like KISS, but without the make-up.
The Story: I was singing along to this full of confidence. When my friends finally stopped laughing, they put me right. I thought my version was pretty good though. - Submitted by: Helen
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