A spoonerism occurs when the first letters or syllables of two or more words get swapped.
The term spoonerism is named in honor of the Reverend William Archibald Spooner whose students used to
write down all the instances of spoonerisms that he made. This page focuses on spoonerisms in song lyrics.
Trained in combat, hand to hand.
Brained in tomcat, hand to hand,
Submitted by: Bruce Curb
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway.
They say the Leon nights are bright on Broadway.
Submitted by: Carmen Mistletoe
Everybody's talking at me
I don't hear a word they're saying.
Everybody's mocking at tea
I don't sear a herd they're weighing.
Submitted by: Rocky
Leaving the senses to fend for themselves
Leaving the fences to send for themselves
Submitted by: Jonathan S.
Sweet dreams of you
Every night I go through.
Sweet dreams of you
Every night I throw goo.
Submitted by: Lydia Helton
Let's go see The Killers and make out in the bleachers.
Let's go see the millers and cake out in the bleachers.
Submitted by: Carmen Nunki
Every time that you're near,
All my cares disappear.
Every time that you're near,
All my pears kiss a deer.
Submitted by: Reese Witherspoonerism
Every time that you're near,
All my cares disappear.
Every time that you're near,
All my dares kiss a pier.
Submitted by: Reese Witherspoonerism
Red, red, my eyes are red,
Crying for you alone in my bed.
Red, red, my eyes are red,
Lying for you, a crone in my bed.
Submitted by: Heidi Sharpe
Red, red, my eyes are red,
Crying for you alone in my bed.
Red, red, my eyes are red,
Lying for crew, a bone in my lead.
Submitted by: Heidi Sharpe
