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There are 15 misheard song lyrics for Nilsson on amIright currently.
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"Coconut"
Drink a bowl up.
He drank them both up.
"Coconut"
Forty forty coconutty, forty forty dynasister
Had another washing penny for the lime.
Brother bought a coconut, he bought it for a dime
His sister had another one, she paid it for the lime.
"Coconut"
He put the lion in the coconut
He drank the bold cup.
He put the lime in the coconut
He drank them both up.
"Coconut"
Hey doctor!
There ain't nothin' I can bake?
I say, 'Doctor!
Ain't there nothin' I can take?'
"Coconut"
You put the lime in the Coke, you nut
And drink it all up.
You put the lime in the coconut
And drink them both up.
"Coconut"
You put the lime in the coconut and drink 'em all up.
You put the lime in the coconut and drink them both up.
"Coconut"
You put the lime in the coconut and drink a boat up
You put the lime in the coconut and drink them both up.
"Coconut"
You put the lime in the coconut and drink a bowl up.
You put the lime in the coconut and drink them both up.
"Sleep Late, My Lady Friend"
And dream a dream of silly Tolindo.
And dream a dream of Cielito Lindo.
"Sleep Late, My Lady Friend"
Sleep late, my lady friend
And dream a dream of silly Tolindo.
Sleep late, my lady friend
And dream a dream of Cielito Lindo.
"The Coconut Song"
You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up.
You put the lime in the coconut and drink them both up.
"The Coconut Song"
You put the line in the coconut and drink the boat up
You put the lime in the coconut and drink them both up
"Without You"
Can't live, the livingness without you.
I can't live, if living is without you.
"Without You"
You always smile, but in your eyes your summer shows.
You always smile, but in your eyes your sorrow shows.
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