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Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Message In A Bottle""Michael, Row The Boat Ashore," The HighwaymenCape Canaveral Lavigne
"Message To Michael""Michael, Row The Boat Ashore," The HighwaymenWendy Torrance

Song Parodies:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Highwayman""Born again (The Reincarnation Song)"Susanna Viljanen
"The Highwayman""The Highwaymen"Airfarcewon
"Michael Row the Boat Ashore""David Dis the Silly Songs"2Eagle
"Michael, Row the Boat Ashore""Michael Knows Who Won, It's Gore"Michael Pacholek
"Michael, Row the Boat Ashore""Michael, Whoa! You're Goin' To Court!"Bob Gomez
"Michael (Row the Boat Ashore)""Microsoft Done Wrote The Code"Guy DiRito
"Michael Row The Boat Ashore""Michael, Throw The Covers O'er"Alison Runyon

Misheard Lyrics:

"Cottonfields"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I was a little pretty baby
Original Lyrics:
When I was a little bitty baby
"Michael Rowed The Boat Ashore"
Misheard Lyrics:
The river Jordan is chilly and cold, Hallelujah!
Chills the body but not this hole.
Original Lyrics:
The river Jordan is chilly and cold, Hallelujah!
Chills the body but not the soul.
"Highwayman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Many a young maid lost her morals to my frame.
Original Lyrics:
Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade.
"The Highwayman"
Misheard Lyrics:
The masters hung me in the spring of twenty-five.
Original Lyrics:
The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five.
There are additional Highwaymen misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Story:

"Cottonfields"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I was a little pretty baby
Original Lyrics:
When I was a little bitty baby

Story about this misheard lyric by: Hans Holzherr

I didn't mishear the line, but it seems that most singers who are not native speakers of English get the line wrong. I have never ever heard the correct line in Switzerland. Nobody cares to look up the lyrics because it doesn't cross their minds that they might have misheard.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Insulting Lyrics:

"micheal row the boat ashore"
The Insulting Lyrics:
micheal row the,boat ashore,hallejuah!,micheal row the,boat ashore,hallejuah!
Why They're Insulting:
it seem's to me,that they must have,had a bad,day at the , beach because,why are they,praising micheal,for rowing the boat,ashore!
Submitted by: MR.X
 

Inappropriate Lyrics:

"In Them Old Cotton Fields Back Home"
The Inappropriate Lyrics:
It was down in Louisiana, just about a mile from Texarkana
Why They're Inappropriate:
The Louisiana state line is about 20 miles from Texarkana.
Submitted by: Jim Robinson
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Michael"
Opening Lines:
Michael rowed the boat ashore, alleluya.
Comments:
"Michael" was the folk group the Highwaymen's only #1 from Fall 1961. "Michael" refers to the Saint who became an angel named Michael.
Submitted by: Peter
 

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Michael, Show The Boat A Roar" originally "Michael, Row The Boat Ashore"
Submitted by: H. Tim Smith

Lyrics Spoonerisms:

"Michael, Row The Boat Ashore"
The Lyrics:
The river is deep and the river is wide, Hallelujah!
Milk and honey on the other side, Hallelujah!
Why:
The river is weep and the river is dyed, Hallelujah!
Silk and money on the other hide, Hallelujah!
Submitted by: H. Tim Smith
 

Band Name Spoonerisms:

The My Way Hen originally "The Highwaymen"
Submitted by: H. Tim Smith

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