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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 Foundations', "Baby, Now That I Found You"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I need you so
Baby Ebago
You don't need me
You don't need me.
The Real Lyrics:
I need you so
Baby, even though
You don't need me
You don't need me.
The Story: As a small child, I'd always ask my mother who "Baby Ebago" was. When she'd play this song, she'd bust up laughing...but never answer my question. - Submitted by: An
The Foundations', "Build Me Up Buttercup"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'll be a xylophone waiting for you....
The Real Lyrics:
I'll be home
I'll be beside the phone waiting for you.
The Story: My 15 year old daughter is soooooo cute. She loves to listen to all the oldies and she can run circles around me remembering the lyrics (because she takes the time to look them up)......but this time, she thought it was so clear, that it was unnecessary. - Submitted by: Karen
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