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There are 35 misheard song lyrics for Burl Ives on amIright currently.
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"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And have a Gotham cheer
Original Lyrics:
And have a cup of cheer
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And in case you didn't see
Original Lyrics:
And in case you didn't hear
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And in case you didn’t see
Original Lyrics:
And in case you didn’t hear
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Argybargy, argubargy, oh
Original Lyrics:
Holly jolly, holly jolly, oh
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Cancer once for me
Original Lyrics:
Kiss her once for me
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Disney once for me
Original Lyrics:
Kiss her once for me
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Gizzards just for me!
Original Lyrics:
Kiss her once for me.
Editor's note: The full title of this song is "A Holly Jolly Christmas", and it was first recorded by Burl Ives. Therefore it is NOT a 'Traditional' song.
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Gizzards once a year.
Original Lyrics:
Kiss her once for me.
The lyrics change to "Kiss him once for me" if it's a female singing it. (Editor's note: Also, the full title of this song is simply, "A Holly Jolly Christmas", and its first recording was made by Burl Ives in 1964.)
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Have a Polly Dolly Christmas
Original Lyrics:
Have a Holly Jolly Christmas
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Ho, ho, the mistletoe, the humble you can see.
Original Lyrics:
Ho, ho, the mistletoe, hung where you can see.
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Ho, ho, the mistletoe
Hum 'til you can sing.
or
Ho, ho, the mistletoe
Hung where you can sing.
Hum 'til you can sing.
or
Ho, ho, the mistletoe
Hung where you can sing.
Original Lyrics:
Ho, ho, the mistletoe
Hung where you can see.
Hung where you can see.
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Ho, ho, the mistletoe
The humble you can see.
The humble you can see.
Original Lyrics:
Ho, ho, the mistletoe
Hung where you can see.
Hung where you can see.
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Ho-Ho, the mistletoe
Hung where you can see
Somebody waits for you
Kisser once for me
Hung where you can see
Somebody waits for you
Kisser once for me
Original Lyrics:
Ho-Ho, the mistletoe
Hung where you can see
Somebody waits for you
Kiss her once for me
Hung where you can see
Somebody waits for you
Kiss her once for me
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't know if it'll be slow
But have a couple cheers
But have a couple cheers
Original Lyrics:
I don't know if there'll be snow
But have a cup of cheer
But have a cup of cheer
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, ho, the missing toe
Hung where you can see.
Hung where you can see.
Original Lyrics:
Oh, ho, the mistletoe
Hung where you can see.
Hung where you can see.
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Polly dolly, Polly dolly, oh
Original Lyrics:
Holly jolly, holly jolly, oh
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Princess once for me
Original Lyrics:
Kiss her once for me
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Somebody waits for you
Is there one for me?
Is there one for me?
Original Lyrics:
Somebody waits for you
Kiss her once for me.
Kiss her once for me.
"A Holly Jolly Christmas" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Uh-Oh, the mistletoe
Hum where you can sing
Somebody waits for you
Kipper once for me
Hum where you can sing
Somebody waits for you
Kipper once for me
Original Lyrics:
Ho-Ho, the mistletoe
Hung where you can see
Somebody waits for you
Kiss her once for me
Hung where you can see
Somebody waits for you
Kiss her once for me
"A Little Bitty Tear" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I said I'd laugh when you left me
Full of honey as you walked out the door
Full of honey as you walked out the door
Original Lyrics:
I said I'd laugh when you left me
Pull a funny as you walked out the door
Pull a funny as you walked out the door
"Big Rock Candy Mountain" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Where a bum can stay for pennies a day
And he don't need Eddie Money.
And he don't need Eddie Money.
Original Lyrics:
Where a bum can stay for many a day
And he don't need any money.
And he don't need any money.
"Blue Tail Fly" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
She's a crack w**re, and I don't care.
Original Lyrics:
Jimmy crack corn, and I don't care.
"Holly Jolly Christmas"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ho ho the mistletoe
The humble you can see
Somebody waits for you
Is there one for me?
The humble you can see
Somebody waits for you
Is there one for me?
Original Lyrics:
Ho ho the mistletoe
Is hung where you can see
Somebody waits for you
Kiss her once for me
Is hung where you can see
Somebody waits for you
Kiss her once for me
"Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
But if you bring home...
Original Lyrics:
But do you recall...
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
But do you Ricola
Original Lyrics:
But do you recall
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
But do you RuPaul?
Original Lyrics:
But do you recall...
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Then one holiday Christmas Eve
Original Lyrics:
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
"Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Rudolph, with your nose so black
Won't you drive my Cadillac?
Won't you drive my Cadillac?
Original Lyrics:
Rudolph, with your nose so bright
Won't you drive my sleigh tonight?
Won't you drive my sleigh tonight?
Burl Ives recorded his version for the 1964 holiday TV special of the same name as the song.
"Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Then one froggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say
Santa came to say
Original Lyrics:
Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say
Santa came to say
"Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You could really say hic-lo
Original Lyrics:
You could really say it glows
"We Are Santa's Elves"
Misheard Lyrics:
We love Santa's bells
Original Lyrics:
We are Santa's Elves
"We're a Couple of Misfits"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why am I such a nitpick?
or
Why am I such a nitwit?
or
Why am I such a nitwit?
Original Lyrics:
I am not just a nitwit
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