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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 Four Tops', "Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Ain't no woman like the one eyed jack.
The Real Lyrics:
There ain't no woman like the one I got
The Story: My friend thought he heard, "Ain't no woman like the one eyed god." I think we were drinking at the time... - Submitted by: Frank Bond
The Four Tops', "Bernadette"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Burned to death
The Real Lyrics:
Bernadette
The Story: I was a little kid with a mono radio back then. A pretty scary song, I had thought. It was a very dramatic song, so I guess it just fit my concept. Besides when you're a kid, what else could the lyrics mean? - Submitted by: Rov Dimitri
The Four Tops', "Bernadette"
The Misheard Lyrics:
burn to death
The Real Lyrics:
Bernadette
The Story: My father has always listened to oldies music, and when I was about eight I heard this song and every time I heard them say Bernadette, I thought they were saying "burn to death", my father had to pull the car over he was laughing so hard. - Submitted by: ryan wilson
The Four Tops', "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Sugar bought Honey Buns
The Real Lyrics:
Sugar pie, honey bunch
The Story: I remember hearing this in a Little Debbie Honey Buns commercial. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
The Four Tops', "Keeper of the Castle"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Are you kicking on the science teacher?
The Real Lyrics:
Are you picking on society?
The Story: Believe it - you could be in detention! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
The Four Tops', "Loco In Acapulco"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Going loco, down in Acapoco
The Real Lyrics:
Going loco, down in Acapulco
The Story: I only found out the real name to the place within the past couple of years (and I'm in my late 20s). I never knew it was "Acapulco" rather than "Acapoco". I'd just managed to go through life while somehow never seeing it written down. - Submitted by: Lee
The Four Tops', "Reach Out I'll Be There"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Now if you feel like you can’t go on, because all of your hump is gone
The Real Lyrics:
Now if you feel like you can’t go on, because all of your hope is gone
The Story: Still sounds like it to me! - Submitted by: Linda Carter
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