Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> D -> Donovan
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There are 83 misheard song lyrics for Donovan on amIright currently.
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"Atlantis"
Misheard Lyrics:
My hands are tender veal, baby!
Original Lyrics:
My Antediluvian Baby!
Antediluvian is a person from Atlantis.
"Catch The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, budda my babe, we'll try and catch the wind.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
"Catch The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, but I miss, well try and catch the wind.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
"Catch The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, but after our meal, we'll try and catch the wind.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
"Catch The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, but amazed, I'll try and catch the wind.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
"Catch The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, but amis I'll try and cache the wind.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
'Amis' means 'friends' in French, while 'cache' means 'to hide'.
"Catch The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
All buttered maize will try and catch the wind.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
"Catch The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
How can I miss? Well try and catch the wind.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
"Catch The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll bet I may as well try and catch the wind.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
"Catch The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll butter my ears and try and catch the wind
Original Lyrics:
Ah but I may as well try and catch the wind
"Catch The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll butter my ears and try and catch the wind
Original Lyrics:
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind
"Catch The Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the 3000 minutes
Of uncertainty, I'd want to be.
Of uncertainty, I'd want to be.
Original Lyrics:
In chilly hours and minutes
Of uncertainty, I don't want to be.
Of uncertainty, I don't want to be.
"Catch the Wind"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, but I mereswell try and catch the wind
Original Lyrics:
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind
"Jennifer Juniper"
Misheard Lyrics:
A seasoned day donkey
Mini tuba.
Mini tuba.
Original Lyrics:
Assise tres tranquille
Oui, mais tout bas.
Oui, mais tout bas.
"Jennifer Juniper"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hair of golden flies
Longs for when she dies.
Longs for when she dies.
Original Lyrics:
Hair of golden flax
Longs for what she lacks.
Longs for what she lacks.
"Jennifer Juniper"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jenifer, je n'ai pas
Original Lyrics:
Jennifer Juniper
"Jennifer Juniper"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jennifer Junifer
Original Lyrics:
Jennifer Juniper
"Jennifer Juniper"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jennifer, Jonnafer
or
Jennifer, Jennifer
or
Jennifer, Jennifer
Original Lyrics:
Jennifer Juniper
"Jennifer Juniper"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jennifer, je n'ai peur
Original Lyrics:
Jennifer Juniper
"Jennifer Juniper"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yes verillo
Original Lyrics:
Yes very low
"Josie"
Misheard Lyrics:
Josie, I wanna feel ya.
Original Lyrics:
Josie, I won't fail ya.
"Lalena"
Misheard Lyrics:
That's your rotten life, Lalena
Original Lyrics:
That's your lot in life, Lalena
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bona high forever to fly,
Window loss of tanew
Bona high forever to fly,
If you want your cum power fill
Window loss of tanew
Bona high forever to fly,
If you want your cum power fill
Original Lyrics:
Born-a high forever to fly.
Wind-a velocity nil.
Born-a high forever to fly.
If you want your cup, I will fill.
Wind-a velocity nil.
Born-a high forever to fly.
If you want your cup, I will fill.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eel-an-a-pickle-bandanna
Original Lyrics:
E-lec-a-tric-al banana
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Electrical banana
Is gonna be a southern grape.
Is gonna be a southern grape.
Original Lyrics:
E-lec-a-tric-al banana
Is gonna be a sudden craze.
Is gonna be a sudden craze.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Electrico-banana is going to be a submarine.
Original Lyrics:
Electrical banana is going to be a sudden craze.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gonna have forever to fly
Wind check velocity nil
Gonna have forever to fly
If you watch Kung Power Phil.
Wind check velocity nil
Gonna have forever to fly
If you watch Kung Power Phil.
Original Lyrics:
Born-a high forever to fly
Wind-a velocity nil
Born-a high forever to fly
If you want your cup, I will fill.
Wind-a velocity nil
Born-a high forever to fly
If you want your cup, I will fill.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
I like treacle banana.
Original Lyrics:
Electrical banana
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
I try to sleep.
Original Lyrics:
Quite rightly
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just mad about Fawnteen.
Original Lyrics:
I'm just mad about Fourteen.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just mad about Fontaine.
Original Lyrics:
I'm just mad about Saffron.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just mad about Safflower.
Original Lyrics:
I'm just wild about Saffron.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just mad about farting.
or
I'm just mad about voting.
or I'm just mad about Fontaine.
or
I'm just mad about voting.
or I'm just mad about Fontaine.
Original Lyrics:
I'm just mad about fourteen.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just mad about voting
or
I'm just mad about farting
or
I'm just mad about farting
Original Lyrics:
I'm just mad about Fourteen
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just mad about farting
Farting's just mad about me
I'm just mad about farting
She's just mad about me.
Farting's just mad about me
I'm just mad about farting
She's just mad about me.
Original Lyrics:
I'm just mad about Fourteen
Fourteen's mad about me
I'm just mad about Fourteen
She's just mad about me.
Fourteen's mad about me
I'm just mad about Fourteen
She's just mad about me.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just mad about faulting.
Original Lyrics:
I'm just mad about Fourteen.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just mad about floating
Floating's mad about me
Floating's mad about me
Original Lyrics:
I'm just mad about Fourteen
Fourteen's mad about me
Fourteen's mad about me
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just mad about frontine.
Original Lyrics:
I'm just mad about fourteen.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just mad about protein.
Original Lyrics:
I'm just mad about Fourteen.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm just wild about Slappy.
Slappy's wild about meat.
Slappy's wild about meat.
Original Lyrics:
I'm just wild about Saffron.
Saffron's wild about me.
Saffron's wild about me.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you want, you could power Phil.
Original Lyrics:
If you want your cup, I'll will fill.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
If you watch cup-hour Phil
Original Lyrics:
If you want your cup, I'll fill.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Me like a drink of banana.
Original Lyrics:
E-lec-a-tric-al banana
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Of won't you cop a feel.
Original Lyrics:
If you want your cup, I'll fill.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Quite right, slick!
Original Lyrics:
Quite rightly
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Carmen Mello Yello
(Hop, top, sleep)
(Hop, top, sleep)
Original Lyrics:
They call me mellow yellow
(Quite rightly)
(Quite rightly)
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call me Madam Yellow!
Original Lyrics:
They call me Mellow Yellow!
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call me Mado Yano.
Original Lyrics:
They call me mellow yellow.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call me Man In Yellow. (Quite brightly!)
Original Lyrics:
They call me Mellow Yellow (Quite rightly!)
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call me ManoYano.
Original Lyrics:
They call me Mellow Yellow.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call me Manoyello.
Original Lyrics:
They call me Mellow Yellow.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call me Meadow Yeadow.
Original Lyrics:
They call me Mellow Yellow.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call me Mello Yello.
Original Lyrics:
They call me Mellow Yellow.
Mello Yello is a soda that is similar to Mountain Dew.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call me Mellow Yellow, quite right, slick.
Original Lyrics:
They call me Mellow Yellow, quite rightly.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call me Mellow Yellow. (That's my drink!)
Original Lyrics:
They call me Mellow Yellow. (Quite rightly!)
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call me man, oh yeah now.
Original Lyrics:
They call me Mellow Yellow.
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call me Mellow Yellow (that's right slick)
or
They call me Mellow Yellow (twice nightly)
or
They call me mello yellow (diet sprite)
or
They call me mello yellow (diet sprite)
Original Lyrics:
They call me Mellow Yellow (quite rightly)
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
They call me mellow yellow (I try to slip)
Original Lyrics:
They call me Mellow Yellow (Quite Rightly)
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
White rice
Original Lyrics:
Quite rightly
"Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
Yellow, they call me Madam Yellow.
Original Lyrics:
Yellow, they call me mellow yellow.
"Skip Along Sam"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're my favorite anti-man.
Original Lyrics:
A very happy good mornin' man.
"Sunshine Superman"
Misheard Lyrics:
A-follow the rainbows you can have for your own.
Original Lyrics:
About all the rainbows you can have for your own.
"Sunshine Superman"
Misheard Lyrics:
About all the raincoats you can have for your own
Original Lyrics:
About all the rainbows you can have for your own
"Sunshine Superman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Could have tripped out to see ya baby
Original Lyrics:
Could have tripped out easy but I've changed my ways
Due to legal wranglings, this song wasn't even released for a year after it was recorded.
"Sunshine Superman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I could make like a turtle
and die for your cousin to see
and die for your cousin to see
Original Lyrics:
I could make like a turtle
and dive for your pearls in the sea
and dive for your pearls in the sea
"Sunshine Superman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I could make like a turtle
And therefore, you're causin' a scene.
And therefore, you're causin' a scene.
Original Lyrics:
I could make like a turtle and dive for your pearls in the sea
"Sunshine Superman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I could make like a turtle
And die for your c*** embassy.
And die for your c*** embassy.
Original Lyrics:
I could make like a turtle
And dive for your pearls in the sea.
And dive for your pearls in the sea.
"Sunshine Superman"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'll battle the rainbows so you can have for your own.
Original Lyrics:
About all the rainbows you can have for your own.
"Sunshine Superman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Super mellow green lantern ain't got nothin' on me
Original Lyrics:
Superman or Green Lantern ain't got nothin' on me
"Sunshine Superman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Superman in Greenland turn Inca nothin' on me.
Original Lyrics:
Superman or Green Lantern ain't got nothin' on me.
"Sunshine Superman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Superman of Mylène ain't got nothin' on me.
Original Lyrics:
Superman or Green Lantern ain't got nothin' on me.
"Sunshine Superman"
Misheard Lyrics:
Superman or Lance Armstrong ain't got nothing on me.
Original Lyrics:
Superman or Green Lantern ain't got nothing on me.
"Sunshine Superman"
Misheard Lyrics:
We screwed on the beach at sunset.
Original Lyrics:
We stood on the beach at sunset.
"The Fat Angel"
Misheard Lyrics:
He'll define antimatter to the 39,000th e,
Captain Pi at your service
Captain Pi at your service
Original Lyrics:
We'll be flying at an altitude of 39,000 feet,
Captain High at your service
Captain High at your service
"There Is A Mountain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa, I call your name.
Mona Lisa, I call your name.
Original Lyrics:
Oh, Juanita, oh, Juanita
Oh, Juanita, I call your name.
Oh, Juanita, I call your name.
"There Is A Mountain"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh one eavesdrops, oh one eavesdrops, oh one eavesdrops
I call your name.
I call your name.
Original Lyrics:
Oh Juanita, oh Juanita, oh Juanita
I call your name.
I call your name.
"They Call Me Mellow Yellow"
Misheard Lyrics:
A falling Armadillo
Original Lyrics:
They call me Mellow Yellow
"Writer In The Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
The retard in the sun
Original Lyrics:
The writer in the sun
"Writer In The Sun"
Misheard Lyrics:
The retard writer in the sun
Original Lyrics:
The retired writer in the sun
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Donovan's Greatest Hits album at Amazon.com
Sunshine Superman album at Amazon.com
Mellow Yellow album at Amazon.com
Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964-1976 album at Amazon.com
Barabajagal album at Amazon.com
A Gift from a Flower to a Garden album at Amazon.com
Hurdy Gurdy Man album at Amazon.com
