Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> M -> Mungo Jerry
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There are 19 misheard song lyrics for Mungo Jerry on amIright currently.
"In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
If her daddy's rich,
take a wrapper and mill
take a wrapper and mill
Original Lyrics:
If her daddy's rich,
take her out for a meal
take her out for a meal
"In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
If her daddy's rich
Take a wrapper and mill
or
If her daddy's rich,
Take a ride on the mill.
Take a wrapper and mill
or
If her daddy's rich,
Take a ride on the mill.
Original Lyrics:
If her daddy's rich
Take her out for a meal.
Take her out for a meal.
"In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the summertime, when the weather is high,
You can swish right up and touch the sky
You can swish right up and touch the sky
Original Lyrics:
In the summertime, when the weather is high,
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
"In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the summertime, when the weather is high,
you can shush round-up and embarrass the sky
you can shush round-up and embarrass the sky
Original Lyrics:
In the summertime, when the weather is high,
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
"In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the summertime, when the weather is hot
Original Lyrics:
In the summertime, when the weather is high
"In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
To the tune of $1.25
Original Lyrics:
Do a ton or a ton and twenty-five
"In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wait on grampy
Wait on daddy, wait on me.
Wait on daddy, wait on me.
Original Lyrics:
We're no threat, people
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
"In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
We love red beef
We like Daddy, we're not mean.
We like Daddy, we're not mean.
Original Lyrics:
We're no threat, people
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
"In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're not bad people.
Original Lyrics:
We're no threat, people.
This is another disputed lyric. Some lyrics sites say that the right words are "we're no threat, people"; others say "we're not grey people". I'm going with "we're no threat, people", as the majority of the lyric sites use this one as correct.
"In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're not bad people
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
Original Lyrics:
We're no threat, people
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
"In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're not grey people.
We're not dirty, we like meat.
We're not dirty, we like meat.
Original Lyrics:
We're no threat, people
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
"In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're not grey people.
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
Original Lyrics:
We're no threat, people
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
"In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're not grey people
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
Original Lyrics:
We're no threat, people
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
"In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
With a grand fee,
with a Daddy and a fee
with a Daddy and a fee
Original Lyrics:
We're no threat, people
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
We're not dirty, we're not mean.
"In The Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can make it, make it good in nearly five
Original Lyrics:
Do a ton or a ton and twenty-five
"In the Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
Cava tree, cava try
Original Lyrics:
Have a drink, have a drive.
"In the Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're always happy
Life's worth living is our sound philosophy
Life's worth living is our sound philosophy
Original Lyrics:
We're always happy
Life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy.
Life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy.
"In the Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
We're always happy
That's our living in the South philosophy.
That's our living in the South philosophy.
Original Lyrics:
We're always happy
Life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy.
Life's for living, yeah, that's our philosophy.
"Summertime"
Misheard Lyrics:
If her Daddy's rich
Take her Alpha Romeo.
Take her Alpha Romeo.
Original Lyrics:
If her Daddy's rich
Take her out for a meal.
Take her out for a meal.
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