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"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bear to the bathroom on the right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eh, the bedroom on the right
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see a babboon on the run.
Original Lyrics:
I see a bad moon risin'.
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see a baboon on the run.
Original Lyrics:
I see a bad moon risin'.
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see a baboon on the run.
Original Lyrics:
I see a bad moon risin'.
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see a berry blue horizon
Original Lyrics:
I see a bad moon risin'
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see a brand new horizon.
Original Lyrics:
I see a bad moon risin'.
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've seen ... Paraquats of lightning,
Or
A pair of quaking lighting,
OR
Pears skating lightened
Original Lyrics:
I see earthquakes and lightnin'
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Leave the stinkin' s*** behind.
Original Lyrics:
Leave the sinkin' ship behind.
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pisces babboon icin'
Original Lyrics:
I see a bad moon risin'.
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
The bathroom's on the right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a baboon on the rice.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a baboon on the right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a bad mood on the right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a bastard on the right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's the bathroom on the right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Risin'"
Misheard Lyrics:
There- the fat one on the right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
A toy toy round tonight
Well it's bound to take a lie.
Original Lyrics:
Don't come around tonight
It's bound to take your life.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, the bedroom on the right
Original Lyrics:
The bad moon on the rise
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't answer the door
It's Mormons tonight.
Original Lyrics:
Don't come around tonight
It's bound to take your life.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't come around tonight
It's bound to take all night
There's a bathroom on the right.
Original Lyrics:
Don't go around tonight
Well, it's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't go 'round ronight, it's bound to take your dad.
Original Lyrics:
Don't go out tonight, it's bound to take your life.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't go 'round tonight
Without thinkin' once or twice.
Original Lyrics:
Don't go out tonight
It's bound to take your life.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't go around tonight,
let the farmer take your knife.
There's a bad move on the right
Original Lyrics:
Don't go out tonight,
it's bound to take your life.
There's a bad moon on the rise
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't go out tonight, there's bound to be a fight, there's a bathroom on the right
Original Lyrics:
don't go out tonight, it's bound to take your life, there's a bad moon on the rise
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't go out with Ike
He's bound to take your wife
Hey, there's a bathroom on the right.
Original Lyrics:
Don't go out tonight
It's bound to take your life
Hey, there's a bad moon on the risin'.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't throw up tonight
But if you do it's quite alright
'Cause there's a bathroom on the right.
Original Lyrics:
Don't go out tonight
It's bound to take your life
There's a bad moon on the risin'.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't walk around in your nighties.
Original Lyrics:
Don't go out tonight.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hail, the fat boy on the right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hi-C Bad Moon Rising
Hi-C trouble on the way
O Q got your things together
O Q are quite prepared to die
Bathroom on the right.
Original Lyrics:
I see the bad moon rising
I see trouble on the way
Hope you got your things together
Hope you are quite prepared to die
Bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hope you are quite prepared to dry.
Original Lyrics:
Hope you are quite prepared to die.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hope you are quite prepared today.
Original Lyrics:
Hope you are quite prepard to die.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see a bare, blue horizon.
Original Lyrics:
I see a bad moon rising.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see a brand new horizon,
I see trouble on it's way
Original Lyrics:
I see a bad moon rising,
I see trouble on the way
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see a brand new horizon.
Original Lyrics:
I see a bad moon rising.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see the bedroom risen'
Original Lyrics:
I see the bad moon risin'
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see the redrum hiding
Original Lyrics:
I see the bad moon rising
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see treble on the way.
Original Lyrics:
I see trouble on the way.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
O.Q. got your things together
O.Q. are quite prepared to die.
Original Lyrics:
Hope you got your things together
Hope you are quite prepared to die.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a baboon an the right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a baboon on a riot.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a baboon on your wife.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a bad mood on the ride.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a bad mood on the right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a bad mule on the Rhein.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a bathroom on the right...
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise...
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a bathroom on the right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a bathroom on the right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a bathroom on the right.
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, the bad moon's on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a baboon in my rice
or
There's a backroom on the right
or
Theres a baboon on the rise
or
There's a bathroom on the right
or
There's a bathroom on the right
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise
John Fogerty really does sing and admits to singing "there's a bathroom on the right" in live recordings.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a bathroom on the right
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a bathroom on your right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a pumpkin in my a**.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's batman on the right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
What are you thinking for a night?
Original Lyrics:
One eye is taken for an eye.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whoa, now, you stinkin' foreigner.
Original Lyrics:
One eye is taken for an eye.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wonder how you're thinkin', foreigner.
Original Lyrics:
One eye is taken for an eye.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah, the bathroom's on the right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah, the bathrooms on the right
Original Lyrics:
Yeah, the bad moon's on the rise.
"Bbad Moon Rising"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tthere's a bathroom on the right.
Original Lyrics:
There's a bad moon on the rise.
"Bootleg"
Misheard Lyrics:
Boolay, boolay
Original Lyrics:
Bootleg, bootleg
"Bootleg"
Misheard Lyrics:
Kool Aid, Kool Aid, Kool Aid powder.
Original Lyrics:
Bootleg, bootleg; bootleg, howl.
"Born On The Bayou"
Misheard Lyrics:
And I can still hear my old barnhouse barkin'.
Original Lyrics:
And I can still hear my ol' hound dog barkin'.
"Born On The Bayou"
Misheard Lyrics:
wishin every fat freak face
Original Lyrics:
Wishin I were a fast freight train
"Born To Move"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ev'ry day I'm gonna smoke that stuff.
Original Lyrics:
Ev'ry day I'm gonna strut that stuff.
"Commotion"
Misheard Lyrics:
Backed up on the freeway
Backed up in the Choice.
Original Lyrics:
Backed up on the freeway
Backed up in the church.
'Choice' is the name of a local gas station.
"Cotton Fields"
Misheard Lyrics:
And no more, I don't feel back home
Original Lyrics:
In them ole cotton fields back home
"Cotton Fields"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can't peep very much cotton.
or
You can't eat very much cotton.
or
You can't pee very much cotton.
Original Lyrics:
You can't pick very much cotton.
"Don't Look Now (It Ain't You Or Me)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't look now, someone's on your stallion.
Don't look now, someone's on your friend
Original Lyrics:
Don't Look Now, someone's done your starvin'
Don't Look Now, someone's done your prayin' too
"Donw on the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rufus hits the guiro and people just gotta smile
Blinky forms a duck face and solos for a while
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out on his kalamazoo
Willy goes into a dance and Devil's on the loose.
or
Rufus hits the white crow.
Original Lyrics:
Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile
Blinky thumps the gut bass and solos for a while
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out on his kalamazoo
Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Billy and the Boatboys are playin'
Bringing the nickels at your feet.
Original Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Billy and the Four Boys are playing
Bring a nickel, happy feet.
Original Lyrics:
Willie and the Poor Boys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brewster hides the waffle and people just gotta smile
Rufus forms a duck face and soloes for a while
Beaufort playing the rhythm house on his Kalamazoo
And Willie goes into a dance and the devil's on kazoo.
Original Lyrics:
Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile
Blinky thumps the gut bass and solos for a while
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out on his kalamazoo
Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brewster hits the white crow and people just wanna die
Rufus forms a duck face and soloes for a while
Beaufort plays the rhythm house on his Kalamazoo
And Willie goes into a dance and the devil's on the loose.
Original Lyrics:
Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile
Blinky thumps the gut bass and solos for a while
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out on his kalamazoo
Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bring a n*****, tap your feet.
Original Lyrics:
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bring a nickel, can't be beat
Original Lyrics:
Bring a nickel, tap your feet
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Devil's on the loo.
Original Lyrics:
Doubles on kazoo.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Devil's on the loose
Original Lyrics:
Doubles on kazoo.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Audi in the street
Jimmy and the poor boys are playing,
playing beep bop at your feet
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the Poor Boys are playing bring a nickel,
tap your feet
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner,
Early in the street,
Billy and the Bolt Boys are playing
amidst those happy feet
You don't need a pinhead
But if you've got a nickle, won't you lay your money down?
Over on the corner, there's a happy noise
People come from miles around to see the Magic Bus
Original Lyrics:
Down On The Corner,
out in the street,
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel
tap your feet.
You don't need a penny just to hang around,
But if you've got a nickel, won't you lay your money down?
Over on the corner there's a happy noise.
People come from all around to watch the magic boy.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner, Audi in the street
Well the Poorboys are playing
Playing with Hitler's happy feet.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys have a band
Playing 'Get Those Fancy Feet'.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys have pen
Playing 'neath the happy feet.
or
With the music can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner, out in the street
Billy and the Poe Boys are playin'
Giving you the happy feet.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner, rowdy in the street.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner, out in the street.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Audi in the street
Jimmy and the poor boys are playing
Playing beep bop at your feet.
or
Bring a nickel, stamp your feet.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the Poor Boys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Howdy in the street
Where the bum boys are playing
Playin' the guitar (gee-tar) can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the poor boys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Howdy in the street
Where the poor boys are playing
Bringing nickels can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the poor boys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Howdy in the street
Willie is in purple in a plane
Bring a nickel can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the poor boys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Jam and the paper boys are playing
A Negro's happy beat.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the Poor Boys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
All the pot-bellies are singin'
Sayin', 'Git that happy beat'.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the Poor Boys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the Pope pour out the clams
Swingin' git-tars can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the poor boys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Howdy on the street
Billy and the Poboys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Audi in the street
Chilly and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring your nickers and happy feet.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Harvey in the street
Saying po'bos are playing
A new cow can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the poor boys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Hot in the street
All the folk boys are playing
Where your nickel can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Howdy in the street
Bill 'n' the Po-po's are a-plain
Playin' hip-up happy feet.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poor Boy's are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Howdy in the street
Billy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a n*****, time to beat.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Howdy in the street
Me and the poor boys playin'
Got a nickle, can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Howdy in the street
The butt boys and the bandits
Playing guitar, (they) can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the Poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Howdy in the street
There's a porthole in the pants
Where you meet those nasty feet.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the Poor Boys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Where the boat boys are playing
Lift up you happy feet.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the Poor Boys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Playin' a paw-paw in the band
Playing guitar at your feet.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the Po' Boys are playin'
Willie the Negro can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the Po' Boys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin'
Bringing Hitler sad defeat.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playing
Playing a nickel can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys have a band
Playing 'Kiss Your Pastor's Feet'.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys have a band
Playing 'Tiptoe Past Those Feet'.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy in a two-boil sub bayin'
Bing an' nick'll, lap yer deet.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Party in the street
Betty and the Smoke Boys are paying
So playing guitar can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner,
Out in the street,
Willie and the poor boys are playing,
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Howdy in the street
Billy and the Poorboys are playing
Bring a n*****, time to feet.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playing
Bring a nickle, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the cowoner
Out in the steet
Wiee anda Poe boys are payin'
Be da nicko tapor feet.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel; tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Four kids on the corner, tryin' to bring you up
Willie picks a tune out, and he throws it on the huff.
Original Lyrics:
Four kids on the corner, tryin' to bring you up
Willie picks a tune out, and he blows it on the harp.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gives me a lift, those happy feet.
or
Can ya lift those happy feet?
Original Lyrics:
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Grisdo hits the waplo and people just got to smile
Root Beer foams the gupbate and solos for a while
Old Board playin' the rhythm out on his kalamazoo
Willy goes into a dance--the 'Devil's Ongazoo'.
Original Lyrics:
Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile
Blinky thumps the gut bass and solos for a while
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out on his kalamazoo
Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hafta riff those happy feet.
or
Hafta pimp those fancy feet.
or
Can ya rip those pants 'o Pete?
Original Lyrics:
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hangin' their d***s, those happy feet.
Original Lyrics:
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's a tickling your feet.
Original Lyrics:
Bring a nickel, tap your feet
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hip bells, can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Many a poor boy's afraid of
Stevie Nicks and Amanda Peet.
Original Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Out in the order
Party in the street
Willy little old boys are playin'
'Thrifty Nickel' can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Out on the corner
Out in the street
Willie and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
'Thrifty Nickel' is a tabloid type paper with classified ads featuring used items sold for cheap prices.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Pumpernickle, tap your feet.
Original Lyrics:
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Really, the boss roads of Japan,
make a nickel can't be beat
Original Lyrics:
Willy and the Poor Boys are playing,
bring a nickel, tap your feet
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Rooster hits the washroom, and people just gotta smile
Blanket forms a duck face, and blows for a while
Old Mark Twain, the villain house, almost columns do
Willy goes into a dance, doubles on kazoo.
Original Lyrics:
Rooster hits the washboard, and people just gotta smile
Blinky thumps the gut bass, and solos for a while
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out on his Kalamazoo
Willie goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sayin' Hitler can't be beat!
Original Lyrics:
Bring a nickel, tap your feet!
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sound the corner
Howdy in the street
Willy and the Pulp Boys are playin'
Bring your nickers
Smack your feet.
Original Lyrics:
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin'
Bring a nickel
Tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Devil's goin' ta lose
or
The Devil's bound ta lose
or
The Devil's born ta lose
or
The Devil's learned ta lose.
Original Lyrics:
And doubles on kazoo.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
The devi's on kazoo.
Original Lyrics:
And doubles on kazoo.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Thrifty Nickel can't be beat
or
Singin' in your happy feet.
Original Lyrics:
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Thrifty Nickel" is a paper filled with classified ads on used items on sale.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Throw it on the corner
There's a happy foot.
Original Lyrics:
Over on the corner
There's a happy noise.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Throwin' meatballs at your feet
Original Lyrics:
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Throwing meatballs at your feet
Original Lyrics:
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wear your knickers, tap your feet.
Original Lyrics:
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, the Pope boys are playin'.
Original Lyrics:
Willie and the Poorboys are playin'.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, the poor boys are playing
Bringing you a get up happy beat.
Original Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, you're gonna vote for a band
Where the nickels can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
When dope boys are playin'
Bring a nickel, stamp your feet
Original Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
When he goes into a dance, the devil's on the loose.
Original Lyrics:
Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
When the folkboys are playin'
Leave a nipple at their feet.
Original Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where the pump boys are playin'
Silly guitar with their feet.
Original Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willie and the Bobos are playing
Bring a hip real snappy beat.
Original Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willie and the Booboo's are playin'
Craning this dove's happy feet.
Original Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willie and the Poor Boys are prayin'
That seat belts can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Willie and the Poor Boys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willie and the folklore of Japan
Bringing nickels at your feet.
Original Lyrics:
Willy and the Poor Boys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willie and the poor boys are prayin'.
Original Lyrics:
Willie and the poor boys are playin'.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willie and the pork boys are playin'
Original Lyrics:
Willie and the poor boys are playin'
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willie goes one, two a dance, the Devil's on the Zoo.
Original Lyrics:
Willie goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willie picks her toe-nail and throws it on the huff.
Original Lyrics:
Willie picks a tune out and blow it on the harp.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willie pits a tuna can and throws it on the hump.
Original Lyrics:
Willie picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin'
Where the Negroes can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Sayin' guitars can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are playing
Singing nude girls can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are saying
That disco can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willy goes into a dance the Devil's on the Juice.
Original Lyrics:
Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willy goes into a dance
The devil's on the loose.
Original Lyrics:
Willy goes into a dance
And doubles on kazoo.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willy goes into a trance
Devil's on kazoo
Original Lyrics:
Willy goes into a dance
Doubles on kazoo
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willy's a poor boy who plays
With his nipple as he pees.
Original Lyrics:
Willie and the Poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yeah, the pumpboys are playin'
Sing a special, hat the beat.
Original Lyrics:
Willie and the Poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't need a penny just to hang around
But if you got a nickel, won't you lay your money down? Over on the corner
There's a happy goer
People come from all around
To puff the magic horn
Down on the corner
Out here in the street
When the popo comes around
Better beat your happy feet.
Original Lyrics:
You don't need a penny just to hang around
But if you've got a nickel, won't you lay your money down?
Over on the corner
There's a happy noise
People come from all around
To watch the magic boy
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't need a pinhead just to hang around.
Original Lyrics:
You don't need a penny just to hang around.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't need a pinhead just to hang around.
Original Lyrics:
You don't need a penny just to hang around.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't need a pinhead just to hang around
But if you've got a n**-***, won't you lay yo money down!
Original Lyrics:
Don't need a penny, just to hang around
But if you have a nickel, lay your money down.
"Down On The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
devil's on kazoo
Original Lyrics:
Doubles on kazoo.
"Down On the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blinky thumps the duck bait.
Original Lyrics:
Blinky thumps the gut bass.
"Down On the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bodies in the street
Willie and the poor boys are playin'
bring your n****r happy feet
Original Lyrics:
Out in the street
Willie and the Poorboys are playin'
bring a nickle, tap your feet
"Down On the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willie and the four boys are playing
Rainin' nickels at their feet.
Original Lyrics:
Willie and the poor boys are playing
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down On the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wookies on the corner, trying to bring you up.
Original Lyrics:
Four kids on the corner, trying to bring you up.
"Down on The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willie and the Poor Boy's are hangin'
playin' the guitar tap your feet
Original Lyrics:
Willie and the Poor Boy's are playin'
bring a nickel tap your feet
"Down on The Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Willie and the Poor Boy's are playin'
Playin' guitar can't be beat.
Original Lyrics:
Willie and the Poor Boy's are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet.
"Down on the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Billy and the Boat Boys are playin'
Bringin' in those happy feet
Original Lyrics:
Willie and the Poor Boys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet
"Down on the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Brewster hits the white crow and people just gotta smile
Rufus forms a duck face and soloes for a while
Beaufort playing the rhythm house on his Kalamazoo
And Willie goes into a dance and the devil's on the loose
Original Lyrics:
Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile
Blinky thumps the gut bass and solos for a while
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out on his kalamazoo
Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo
"Down on the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't need opinion, just to hang around
or
Don't need a pinhead, just to hang around
or
Don't need a pinhead, just to hang around
Original Lyrics:
Don't need a penny, just to hang around
But if you have a nickel, lay your money down
I've heard several DJ's comment that they couldn't understand what the significance of a pinhead is in this song. The correct lyrics seem to make more sense. Thanks to the several people who knew the real lyrics here.
"Down on the Corner"
Misheard Lyrics:
Down on the corner, howdy in the street
Willie and the poke boys are playin'
and a nickel can't be beat
or
Down on the corner,
"howdy" in the street,
Well, them good ol' boys are playin,'
Singin' "Hitler can't be beat!"
or
Down on the corner,
"howdy" in the street,
Well, them good ol' boys are playin,'
Singin' "Hitler can't