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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!).

Zager & Evans', "In the Year 2525"
The Misheard Lyrics:
In the year 2525
If man is still alive
If woman can survive
They make love.
The Real Lyrics:
In the year 2525
If man is still alive
If woman can survive
They may find.
The Story: I have been wrong about these lyrics for more than 50 years. - Submitted by: David Neman
Zager & Evans', "In the Year 2525"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too,
From the father-mother long life zoo
The Real Lyrics:
You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too,
From the bottom of a long glass tube
The Story: This is actually what I heard the first several times I heard this in the 60s: "You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too, from the father-mother long life zoo". Well, it made sense to me. And actually, contrary to some of the "actual" lyrics given on this page, I believe that the real words were "from the bottom of a long glass tube". - Submitted by: Jeff G.
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