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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!).


Traveling Wilburys (2 CD / 1 DVD) album at Amazon.com
Traveling Wilburys', "Devil's Been Busy"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Glowing from the poisons
They've sprayed on your dark horse
The Real Lyrics:
Glowing from the poisons
They've sprayed on your golf course
The Story: I bought the cassette of Wilburys 3 to play in my car, and listened through 4 or 5 times without the "golf course" theme from that whole verse registering with me. It wasn't until I was driving with my family and my dad went "Dark horse? I think that's 'golf course'" that I corrected it. - Submitted by: Julian
Traveling Wilburys', "Devil's Been Busy"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You see your second cousin
Wasted in a fight
You say he had it comin'
He could have won his right
But they always come movin'
Playin' fiddle hard
The Real Lyrics:
You see your second cousin
Wasted in a fight
You say he had it coming
You couldn't do it right
You're in a western movie, playing the part
The devil's been busy in your back yard
The Story: I honestly had no idea what Bob was saying here until I looked up the lyrics just now. - Submitted by: Julian
Traveling Wilburys', "End of the Line"
The Misheard Lyrics:
(into the fire)
The Real Lyrics:
(end of the line)
The Story: I always thought the background singers were singing "into the fire." - Submitted by: Gary Everett
Traveling Wilburys', "Handle With Care"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Been stuck in a porch, terrorised.
The Real Lyrics:
Been stuck in airports, terrorized.
The Story: My boyfriend plays in a local band. When the bass player (who puts all the lyrics together) brought these incorrect lyrics to a practice session, the laughter went on for ages. Even now, they can't play this live because they'll just crack up halfway through. - Submitted by: Sue

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