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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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The Cadillacs', "Speedoo"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Well, they up and call me Speedle, but my real name is Le....ster
The Real Lyrics:
Well, they often call me Speedoo
But my real name is Mister Earl.
The Story: Yes I use to sing that verse to my friend
Lester when our paths would cross over the last 45 yrs - Submitted by: Bobby
The Cadillacs', "Speedo"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Now they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Lynburg.
The Real Lyrics:
Well, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mister Earl.
The Story: I sang the song in this fashion until I my boyfriend heard me and said it was absurd! - Submitted by: Lisa
The Cadillacs', "Speedo"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Well, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Little Earl
The Real Lyrics:
Well, they often call me Speedo
But my real name is Mister Earl.
The Story: When my oldest son was a baby, we called him little Earl, Since that's what we thought we heard the song say, we sang it to him all the time. - Submitted by: Keri
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