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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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The Dovells', "Bristol Stomp"
The Misheard Lyrics:
The kids in Bristol are sharp as a thistle...
The Real Lyrics:
Kids in Bristol are as sharp as a pistol...
The Story: For darn near 50 years, I thought the word was "thistle". Just this morning, my sister heard me singing "Bristol Stomp" and said, "Thistle? I thought the word was pistol." Et voila! Here is my entry (after all, thistles are quite sharp, are they not?). - Submitted by: L. A. Simpson
The Dovells', "Bristol Stomp"
The Misheard Lyrics:
The kids in Bristol
Have shot that pistol
When they're doing the Bristol stomp.
Really something
But the joint is jumping
When they're doing the Bristol Stomp.
The Real Lyrics:
The kids in Bristol
Were sharp as pistol
When they're doing the Bristol stomp.
Really something
When the joint is jumping
When they're doing the Bristol stomp.
The Story: I just thought that was the way that I heard this song until I found the real lyrics. - Submitted by: Ronnlee Morris
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