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Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
A gorilla can drive
Original Lyrics:
Tell the rain not to dry.
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
A gorilla can dry
Original Lyrics:
Tell the rain not to dry.
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't tell me to start
Original Lyrics:
Don't tell me to stop
Blancmange's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't tell me you're a movie star
Original Lyrics:
Don't tell me you're the wounded star
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eric Clapton on his knees.
Original Lyrics:
Like a calf down on his knees.
Avril Lavigne's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Geisers so hard to trust.
Original Lyrics:
Guys are so hard to trust.
Avril Lavigne's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Geysers so hard to trust.
Original Lyrics:
Guys are so hard to trust.
Avril Lavigne's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna have sex.
Original Lyrics:
I'm really upset.
Avril Lavigne's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm better buffalo anyway.
Original Lyrics:
I'm better off alone anyway.
Avril Lavigne's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna ask you to stop
I thought I liked you a lot, but I wanna have sex
I thought I liked you a lot, but I wanna have sex
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna ask you to stop
I thought I liked you a lot, but I'm really upset
I thought I liked you a lot, but I'm really upset
Avril Lavigne's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna ask you to stop
Thought I liked you alot
That I really have sex.
Thought I liked you alot
That I really have sex.
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna ask you to stop
Thought I liked you alot
But I'm really upset.
Thought I liked you alot
But I'm really upset.
Avril Lavigne's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna tell you to stop
That I like you a lot but
I'm not ready for sex.
That I like you a lot but
I'm not ready for sex.
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna ask you to stop
That I like you a lot
But I'm really upset.
That I like you a lot
But I'm really upset.
Avril Lavigne's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm ready for sex.
Original Lyrics:
I'm really upset.
Avril Lavigne's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm really on sex.
Original Lyrics:
I'm really upset.
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like I can't tell honestly
Original Lyrics:
Like a calf down on his knees.
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Like a captain on his knees
Original Lyrics:
Like a calf down on his knees
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Not to seraphim me
Like I kept him on his knees.
Like I kept him on his knees.
Original Lyrics:
Not to stare up at me
Like a calf down on his knees.
Like a calf down on his knees.
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Not to serenade me
Like I get down on his knees.
Like I get down on his knees.
Original Lyrics:
Not to stare up at me
Like a calf down on his knees.
Like a calf down on his knees.
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Not to share a meal
Like a cat down on his knees
Like a cat down on his knees
Original Lyrics:
Not to stare up at me
Like a calf down on his knees
Like a calf down on his knees
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Not to sing out 'bout me
Like I get down on his knees
Like I get down on his knees
Original Lyrics:
Not to stare up at me
Like a calf down on his knees
Like a calf down on his knees
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Not to stare at good meat
Original Lyrics:
Not to stare up at me
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Not to stare up at me
Like a kaftan on his knees
Like a kaftan on his knees
Original Lyrics:
Not to stare up at me
Like a calf down on his knees
Like a calf down on his knees
kaftan = a man's long belted tunic, worn in countries of the Near East
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Not to stir up a fee
Like a captain on his knees.
Like a captain on his knees.
Original Lyrics:
Not to stare up at me
Like a calf down on his knees.
Like a calf down on his knees.
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell at least not to turn.
Original Lyrics:
Tell the leaves not to turn.
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell me love isn't new,
it's from thirteen ninety two
it's from thirteen ninety two
Original Lyrics:
Tell me love isn't true
it's just something that we do
it's just something that we do
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell the Fed not to leave.
Original Lyrics:
Tell the bed not to lay
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell the bat not to lay like a open off a grave
Not to stare down at me like a captain on his knees.
Not to stare down at me like a captain on his knees.
Original Lyrics:
Tell the bed not to lay like the open mouth of a grave
Not to stare down at me like a calf down on his knees.
Not to stare down at me like a calf down on his knees.
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell the bat not too late
Like the open mouth of a grave, yeah
Not to stare down to me
Like I can't tell honestly.
Like the open mouth of a grave, yeah
Not to stare down to me
Like I can't tell honestly.
Original Lyrics:
Tell the bed not to lay
Like the open mouth of a grave
Not to stare up at me
Like a calf down on his knees.
Like the open mouth of a grave
Not to stare up at me
Like a calf down on his knees.
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell the bed not too late
Original Lyrics:
Tell the bed not to lay
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell the black not to late.
Original Lyrics:
Tell the bed not to lay.
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell the dead not to lay.
Original Lyrics:
Tell the bed not to lay.
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell the fat man to get laid.
Original Lyrics:
Tell the bed not to lay.
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell the lease not to churn
Original Lyrics:
Tell the leaves not to turn
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell the police not to turn
Original Lyrics:
Tell the leaves not to turn
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell the rain not to drive.
or
Tell the rain not to drown.
or
Tell the rain not to drown.
Original Lyrics:
Tell the rain not to dry.
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell the rain not to drop.
Original Lyrics:
Tell the rain not to dry.
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell the song not to shine
Original Lyrics:
Tell the sun not to shine
Madonna's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tell the wren not to lay
Like a lark all day, ya
Come to serenade me
Then to get down on his knees
Like a lark all day, ya
Come to serenade me
Then to get down on his knees
Original Lyrics:
Tell the bed not to lay
Like the open mouth of a grave, yeah
Not to stare up at me
Like a calf down on its knees
Like the open mouth of a grave, yeah
Not to stare up at me
Like a calf down on its knees
Avril Lavigne's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
This guilt trip that you put me on
Won't dress me up, I've never smoked a bong.
Won't dress me up, I've never smoked a bong.
Original Lyrics:
This guilt trip that you put me on
Won't mess me up, I've done no wrong.
Won't mess me up, I've done no wrong.
Avril Lavigne's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
While you gave me that kiss
Original Lyrics:
Why you gave me that kiss?
Avril Lavigne's, "Don't Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
You wiped my tears
Gorilla of fears
Why did you have to go?
Gorilla of fears
Why did you have to go?
Original Lyrics:
You wiped my tears
Got rid of all my fears
Why did you have to go?
Got rid of all my fears
Why did you have to go?
Avril Lavigne's, "Dont Tell Me"
Misheard Lyrics:
This guilt trip that you put me on
Won't dress me up, I've never smoked a bong.
Won't dress me up, I've never smoked a bong.
Original Lyrics:
This guilt trip that you put me on
Won't mess me up, I've done no wrong.
Won't mess me up, I've done no wrong.
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