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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!).

Shelley West's, "Jose Cuervo"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I like to drink you with a little salty lime
'Til I kiss all the cowboys
Then I shoot out the lights
Then I dance on the bar
'Til I start a fight.
The Real Lyrics:
I like to drink you with
A little salt and lime
Did I kiss all the cowboys?
Did I shoot out the lights?
Did I dance on the bar?
Did I start any fights?
The Story: I've listen to this song since I was like 7 years old always thinking that my misheard lyrics were the correct one. Needless to say I felt like an idiot when I was singing it and was corrected by my grandmother who was laughing hysterically--20 years later and I finally know the correct words... - Submitted by: A. C. Barnes
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