Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> D -> Desmond Dekker
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There are 25 misheard song lyrics for Desmond Dekker on amIright currently.
"Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning
Baked beans for breakfast.
Baked beans for breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning
Slaving for bread, sir.
Slaving for bread, sir.
"Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning
Slaving for breakfast.
Slaving for breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning
Slaving for bread, sir.
Slaving for bread, sir.
"Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
My ears are alight.
Original Lyrics:
Me Israelite
"Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooooh the hills are alive!
Original Lyrics:
Poor me, Israelite.
"Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
She catch me in the farm.
Mrs. Sonia, I lied.
Mrs. Sonia, I lied.
Original Lyrics:
They catch me in the farm.
You sound your alarm.
You sound your alarm.
"Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sodat ever eemouse can beef head
Original Lyrics:
So that every mouth can be fed
"Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sold out to every monk and beef head.
Original Lyrics:
So that every mouth can be fed.
"Israelite"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning,
same thing for breakfast
same thing for breakfast
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning,
slaving for bread, sir
slaving for bread, sir
"Israelite"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, same thing for breakfast
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
"Israelite"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning
Shaving my head, sir.
Shaving my head, sir.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning
Slaving for bread, sir.
Slaving for bread, sir.
"Israelite"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ghetto in dah mornin' slavin' for breasts-ah.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir.
"Israelite"
Misheard Lyrics:
The kids are alive
or
My ears are alight
or
These red eyes
or
These red eyes
Original Lyrics:
The Israelites
"Israelite"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wake up in the mornin', same thing for breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir.
"Israelite"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wake up in the morning
Baked Beans for breakfast
Baked Beans for breakfast
Original Lyrics:
Wake up in the moring
Slaving for bread, sir
Slaving for bread, sir
"Israelite"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wake up in the morning, begging for breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Wake up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir.
"Israelite"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wake up in the morning,
same thing for breakfast
same thing for breakfast
or
Woke up in the morning,
Watskins for breakfast
Watskins for breakfast
or
Woke up in the morning,
Watskins for breakfast
Watskins for breakfast
Original Lyrics:
Wake up in the morning,
slaving for bread, sir
slaving for bread, sir
"Isrealites"
Misheard Lyrics:
My wife and my kids they f*ck off and a-leave me
Original Lyrics:
My wife and kids they pack up and a-leave me
"The Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, baked beans for breakfast
Sold out to every monk and beefhead
Oooooooh, me ears are alight!
Why find me kids, they buck up and a-leave me
Darling cheese head I was yards too greasy
Oooooooh! Me ears are alight!
or
Get up in the morning, baked beans for breakfast
Sold out to every monk and beefhead
Oooooooh, me ears are alight!
Why find me kids, they buck up and a-leave me
'Darling', she said, 'I was yours to receive'
Oooooooh! Me ears are alight.
Sold out to every monk and beefhead
Oooooooh, me ears are alight!
Why find me kids, they buck up and a-leave me
Darling cheese head I was yards too greasy
Oooooooh! Me ears are alight!
or
Get up in the morning, baked beans for breakfast
Sold out to every monk and beefhead
Oooooooh, me ears are alight!
Why find me kids, they buck up and a-leave me
'Darling', she said, 'I was yours to receive'
Oooooooh! Me ears are alight.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning slaving for bread sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
My wife and ma kids dem pack up an' a leave me
'Darlin', she said, 'I was yours to be seen'
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
My wife and ma kids dem pack up an' a leave me
'Darlin', she said, 'I was yours to be seen'
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
"The Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, orange juice for breakfast
Shout from the top of ev'ry mountain peak
"Po', Po'-me Israelite!"
Shout from the top of ev'ry mountain peak
"Po', Po'-me Israelite!"
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, Sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
"The Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, oh, me ears are alight
Original Lyrics:
Poor, Poor me Israelites
"The Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, oh, my gizzard and I
Original Lyrics:
Poor, poor me Israelites.
"The Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
They told you son we found you alive.
Original Lyrics:
Poor, poor me Israelites.
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Rockin' Steady: The Best of Desmond Dekker album at Amazon.com
Israelites: Best of Desmond Dekker album at Amazon.com
Best of: Israelites album at Amazon.com
Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968 album at Amazon.com
You Can Get It If You Really Want: The Definitive album at Amazon.com
Israelites: Anthology 1963-1999 album at Amazon.com
King of Ska album at Amazon.com
Official Live & Rare album at Amazon.com
Best of album at Amazon.com
