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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> B -> Chuck Berry
Misheard song lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Chuck Berry that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
There are 59 misheard song lyrics for Chuck Berry on amIright currently.
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"Bare Footin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bad puddin'
Original Lyrics:
Bare footin'
"Bare Footin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
bare puddin
Original Lyrics:
Bare footin'
"Brenda Lee" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Slutty till the day she dies.
Original Lyrics:
Smarty till the day she dies.
"Johnny B. Goode" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Go, Charlie, go, go, go!
Charlie be good
Charlie be good
Original Lyrics:
Go, Johnny, go, go, go!
Johnny B. Goode
Johnny B. Goode
"Johnny B. Goode" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Go, daddy, go, go
or
Ho daddy, ho, ho
or
Ho daddy, ho, ho
Original Lyrics:
Go, Johnny, go, go
"Johnny B. Goode" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
He used to carry his catarrh in a gunny sack
Original Lyrics:
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
"Johnny B. Goode" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
He used to carry his guitar and a guy named Jack
or
He used to carry his guitar with a guy named Jack
or
He used to carry his guitar with a guy named Jack
Original Lyrics:
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
"Johnny B. Goode" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
He used to carry his guitar and a guy named Zack
Original Lyrics:
He used to carry his guitar in a gunny sack
"Johnny B. Goode" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
His mother told him someday he would be a man
And he would be the leader of a railroad band.
And he would be the leader of a railroad band.
Original Lyrics:
His mother told him someday he would be a man
And he would be the leader of a big old band.
And he would be the leader of a big old band.
"Johnny B. Goode" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, livin' in the fields, sittin' in the shade,
Strummin' with the rhythm that the drivers made
Strummin' with the rhythm that the drivers made
Original Lyrics:
Ol' engineer see him sittin' in the shade,
Strummin' with the rhythm that the drivers made
Strummin' with the rhythm that the drivers made
"Johnny B. Goode" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
There stood a log cabin made o' very thin wood.
Original Lyrics:
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
"Johnny B. Goode" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
There stood a log cabin made of earthen wood
Original Lyrics:
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood
"Maybellene" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
They believe, why can't you be true?
Original Lyrics:
Maybellene, why can't you be true?
"Memphis" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
With hairy moondrops on her cheek
That trickled from her eyes
That trickled from her eyes
Original Lyrics:
With hurry home drops on her cheek
That trickled from her eyes
That trickled from her eyes
"Merry Christmas Baby" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You really did break the ice
Original Lyrics:
You really did treat me nice
"Merry Christmas Baby" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You really did freeze the ice
or
You really did break the ice
or
You really did break the ice
Original Lyrics:
You really did treat me nice
"My Ding-a-Ling" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
When I was a Little Debbie girl
Original Lyrics:
When I was a little bitty boy
"Nadine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Nadine, let me inside you
Original Lyrics:
Nadine Honey, is that you?
"Nadine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Please let me octopus.
Original Lyrics:
Please let me off the bus.
"No Particular Place To Go" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
All the way home, I held her crutch.
Original Lyrics:
All the way home, I held a grudge.
"No Particular Place to Go" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
All the way home I held her crotch.
Original Lyrics:
All the way home I held a grudge.
"No Particular Place to Go" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Still tryin' to get her belt unloose
Original Lyrics:
Still tryin' to get her belt a-loose.
"Rock And Roll Music" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got no kick against Michael Jack
I'm in the nude to take a mango.
I'm in the nude to take a mango.
Original Lyrics:
I've got no kick against modern jazz
I'm in the mood to take a mambo.
I'm in the mood to take a mambo.
"Rock And Roll Music" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
They told you, folks, they had a jamboree.
Original Lyrics:
The jockey folks they had a jamboree.
"Rock and Roll Music" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I took my loved one over 'cross the tracks
So we could hear 'em havin' whale attacks.
So we could hear 'em havin' whale attacks.
Original Lyrics:
I took my loved one over 'cross the tracks
So we could hear the man a-wailin' sax.
So we could hear the man a-wailin' sax.
"Rock and Roll Music" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
It's got a bad bead, you can't loose it.
Original Lyrics:
It's got a back beat, you can't lose it.
"Rock and Roll Music" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
The Trojan folks, they had a jamboree.
Original Lyrics:
The country folks they had a jamboree.
"Rock and Roll Music" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
They drinking Homer from a wooden jug.
Original Lyrics:
They're drinking home brew from a wooden cup.
"Rock and Roll Music" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
They're drinking whole fruit from a wooden cup
Original Lyrics:
They're drinking home brew from a wooden cup
"Roll Over Beethoven" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna write a little letter,
gonna mail it to my mother in jail
gonna mail it to my mother in jail
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna write a little letter,
gonna mail it to my local dj.
gonna mail it to my local dj.
"Roll Over Beethoven" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Move on up and try for further.
Original Lyrics:
Move on up just drop her further.
As in 'dropping' a dance partner, holding the hand and then leading up.
"Roll Over Beethoven" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Move on up and try for further
Original Lyrics:
Move on up just a trifle further
"Roll Over Beethoven" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Roll over Beethoven, I'm cockin' 'em two by two
Original Lyrics:
Roll over Beethoven they're rockin' in two by two.
"Roll Over Beethoven" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Roll over, Beethoven
Tell my jockey the news.
Tell my jockey the news.
Original Lyrics:
Roll over, Beethoven
Tell Tschaikowsky the news.
Tell Tschaikowsky the news.
"Roll Over Beethoven" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Roll over, Beethoven
Tell that doctor the news.
Tell that doctor the news.
Original Lyrics:
Roll over, Beethoven
Tell Tschaikowsky the news.
Tell Tschaikowsky the news.
"Run Rudolph Run" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause I'm really like a merry-go-round
Original Lyrics:
'Cause I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round
"Run Rudolph Run" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
'cause I'm really like a miracle round
Original Lyrics:
'cause I'm reelin' like a merry-go-round
"Run Rudolph Run" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And away went Rudolph a whizzing like a suffragette
Original Lyrics:
And away went Rudolph a whizzing like a Saber jet
"Run Rudolph Run" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sent Santa to a boy's town
What has he been wanting for?
What has he been wanting for?
Original Lyrics:
Said Santa to a boy child
'What have you been longing for?'
'What have you been longing for?'
"Run Rudolph Run" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Seven’s gonna make it to town
Original Lyrics:
Santa’s gonna make it to town
"School Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
Drop the coin right into the snot
Original Lyrics:
Drop the coin right into the slot
"School Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
Drop the corn right into the slop, you've gotta get somethin' that's really hot.
Original Lyrics:
Drop the coin right into the slot, you've gotta hear somethin' that's really hot.
"School Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
Right to the jukeyard you go in
Original Lyrics:
Right to the juke joint, you go in
"School Days"
Misheard Lyrics:
studying pooping your pants
Original Lyrics:
Right to the juke joint, you go in
"Sweet Little Sixteen" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Hear that voice on the P.A.
Original Lyrics:
Philadelphia, PA
"Sweet Little Sixteen" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Over to my remodel
Original Lyrics:
Over tomorrow morning
"Sweet Little Sixteen" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a rockin' old man, Stan.
Original Lyrics:
They'll be rockin' on 'Bandstand.'
"Too Much Monkey Business" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
...Yokohama been bitin' in the wall.
Ohmeetree - Ohmeetrow...
Ohmeetree - Ohmeetrow...
Original Lyrics:
...Yokohama - been fightin' in the war.
Army bunk - Army chow...
Army bunk - Army chow...
"You Never Can Tell" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And now the young monsieur and madame
Have run to Taco Bell.
or
And now the young monsieur and madame
Have run to Chaque Hôtel.
Have run to Taco Bell.
or
And now the young monsieur and madame
Have run to Chaque Hôtel.
Original Lyrics:
And now the young monsieur and madame
Have rung the chapel bell.
Have rung the chapel bell.
"You Never Can Tell" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
But when the sun went down, the record tipped over, the music fell
"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
Original Lyrics:
But when the sun went down, the rapid tempo of the music fell
"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
"C'est la vie", say the old folks, it goes to show you never can tell.
Song is from 60s not 50s
"You Never Can Tell" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
C'est la vie, c'est les old folks.
C'est quoi? Le show, you never can tell
C'est quoi? Le show, you never can tell
Original Lyrics:
C'est la vie, said the old folks
it goes to show you never can tell
it goes to show you never can tell
"You Never Can Tell" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
It was a teenage rabbit
and the old folks wished him well
and the old folks wished him well
Original Lyrics:
It was a teenage wedding
and the old folks wished them well
and the old folks wished them well
"You Never Can Tell" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
They bought a souped-up Jimny, 'twas a cherry-red 53
Original Lyrics:
They bought a souped-up jitney, 'twas a cherry-red 53
"You Never Can Tell" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You could see that the air did truly love the mademoiselle.
Original Lyrics:
You could see that Pierre did truly love the mademoiselle.
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