Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> D -> Dr. John

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 Dr. John 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 7 misheard song lyrics for Dr. John on amIright currently.

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"I Walk On Guilded Splinters"
Misheard Lyrics:
T** Alberto
Original Lyrics:
'Till I burn up
eric says: "This site got it wrong! On the album cover, Dr. John dedicates the album to a character called 'Tit Alberto'. This has to be what he's saying on the line you have listed as ''Till I burn up.' Just about every artist who covers this song heard it differently, but I'm sure this is what he's saying. It even appears on the album cover, which refers to the lyrics of each song." [Ed.'s note: About every lyrics site I've researched (or the two I was able to bring up) has "'Till I burn up". So if any site has it "wrong", it's one of them. I believe Dr. John dedicated to all his listeners who misheard this line as "T** Alberto".]
"Right Place, Wrong Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
I see my boot
And don't care who I meet.
Original Lyrics:
See my life
Shakin' with every who I meet.
"Right Place, Wrong Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
See my life
Shakin' with every hoot I meet.
Original Lyrics:
See my life
Shakin' with every who I meet.
"Right Place, Wrong Time"
Misheard Lyrics:
See my wife,
she don't care about who I meet
Original Lyrics:
See my life
shakin' with every who I meet
"Walk On Guilded Splinters"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Til I burn up.
Original Lyrics:
'Tit Alberta
'Tit Alberta is French for "li'l Alberta".
"Walk On Guilded Splinters"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell Alberta
Original Lyrics:
'Til I burn up
"Walk on Guilded Splinters"
Misheard Lyrics:
Did I murder?
Original Lyrics:
Ti Alberta

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N'Awlinz: Dis Dat or d'Udda album at Amazon.com
Gris Gris album at Amazon.com
The Very Best Of Dr. John album at Amazon.com
Dr. John's Gumbo album at Amazon.com
In the Right Place album at Amazon.com
Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack: The Legendary Sessions, Vol. 1 album at Amazon.com
Goin' Back to New Orleans album at Amazon.com
In a Sentimental Mood album at Amazon.com
All by Hisself: Live at the Lonestar album at Amazon.com
 
 
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