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Misheard Lyrics -> Song -> B -> Bang The Drum All Day
Misheard 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 Bang The Drum All Day 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.
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang The Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I bang on these things and I go rat a tat a tat a tat.
Original Lyrics:
I bang on these things till I get blisters on my hands.
Editor's note: The person who submitted this had 'Utopia' as the original performer. That's wrong. Todd Rundgren recorded and performed this song by himself, releasing it under his own name in 1983.
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang The Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I bang on these things like a physical man.
Original Lyrics:
I bang on these things till I get blisters on my hands.
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang The Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna play, I just want to bang on your double D's.
Original Lyrics:
I don't wanna play, I just want to bang on the drum all day.
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang The Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna work, I just wanna bang on each other all day
Original Lyrics:
I don't wanna work, I just wanna bang on this drum all day
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang The Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna work, I wanna bang on my troubled knee.
or
I don't wanna work, I wanna bang honky girls all day.
or
I don't wanna work, I wanna bang honky girls all day.
Original Lyrics:
I don't wanna work, I want to bang on the drum all day.
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang The Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna work, I want to bang on a troubled day
Original Lyrics:
I don't wanna work, I want to bang on a drum all day
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang The Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna work
I just want to sing and get drunk all day.
I just want to sing and get drunk all day.
Original Lyrics:
I don't wanna work
I want to bang on a drum all day.
I want to bang on a drum all day.
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang The Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't want no candy
I don't need no Coke.
I don't need no Coke.
Original Lyrics:
I don't want no candy
I don't need no toys.
I don't need no toys.
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang The Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't want to work
I just want to play and get drunk all day.
I just want to play and get drunk all day.
Original Lyrics:
I don't want to work
I want to bang on the drum all day.
I want to bang on the drum all day.
I think our local radio station electronically changed the words as a joke, because I've never heard it as 'bang on the drum'.
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang The Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I took a stick and an old copycat
Original Lyrics:
I took a stick and an old coffee can
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang The Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
My dance separated, my boss is a turk
or
I'm damn so frustrated, my boss is a germ
or
I'm damn so frustrated, my boss is a germ
Original Lyrics:
I feel so frustrated, my boss is a jerk
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang The Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
She caught me poundin' on her t**s with my hand.
Original Lyrics:
She caught me poundin' on the desk with my hand.
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang The Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
When I get home and I think I'm a fool
Original Lyrics:
When I get older, they think I'm a fool
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang the Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't wanna binge on the drum all day
Original Lyrics:
I just wanna bang on the drum all day
Todd Rundgren's, "Bang the Drum All Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna bank on the month of May
Original Lyrics:
I wanna bang on the drum all day
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