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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 Eleanor Rigby 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.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, look at all the homely people
Original Lyrics:
Ah look at all the lonely people
Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, looking scary homeless people.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, look at all the lonely people.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, to get over lonely people
Original Lyrics:
Oh, look at all the lonely people
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
All the bloody people
Original Lyrics:
All the lonely people
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
All the lovely people,
Where do they all come from
Where do they all come from
Original Lyrics:
All the lonely people,
Where do they all come from
Where do they all come from
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
And was buried alone with her name
Original Lyrics:
And was buried along with her name
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Darling it sucks in the night
when there's nobody there
when there's nobody there
Original Lyrics:
Darning his socks in the night
when there's nobody there
when there's nobody there
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Darling it sucks
or
Darling he sucks
or
Darling he sucks
Original Lyrics:
Darning his socks
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Died in a church and was buried alone with a name.
Original Lyrics:
Died in the church and was buried along with her name.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Died in the church and was buried along with an ape.
Original Lyrics:
Died in the church and was buried along with her name.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Donning his socks in the night when no one is there
What does he care?
What does he care?
Original Lyrics:
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
What does he care?
What does he care?
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Donning his socks in the the night when there's nobody there
Original Lyrics:
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
I love the Beatles!
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Donning his socks
Original Lyrics:
Darning his socks
It seems natural to "don" socks (i.e. to put them on), but the British English pronunciation of 'darning' is probably very similar to the American pronunciation of 'donning' insofar as neither one has any strong 'r' sound.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dotting his socks in the night when nobody cares
Why does he care?
Why does he care?
Original Lyrics:
Darning his socks in the night when nobody's there
What do they care?
What do they care?
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dotting his socks in the night
Original Lyrics:
Donning his socks in the night
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dotting his socks with the knife when there's nobody there.
Original Lyrics:
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eleanor Ribgy
picks up her eyes from the church where a wedding has been
picks up her eyes from the church where a wedding has been
Original Lyrics:
Eleanor Rigby
picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eleanor Rigby
Picks up the rice at a church where a wedding has been
Lives in a tree.
Picks up the rice at a church where a wedding has been
Lives in a tree.
Original Lyrics:
Eleanor Rigby
Picks up the rice at a church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream.
Picks up the rice at a church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eleanor Rigby
Died in the church and was buried alive the next day.
Died in the church and was buried alive the next day.
Original Lyrics:
Eleanor Rigby
Died in the church and was buried along with her name.
Died in the church and was buried along with her name.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eleanor Rigby
Picks at her rice in a church where a wedding is being
Spits at the dean.
Picks at her rice in a church where a wedding is being
Spits at the dean.
Original Lyrics:
Eleanor Rigby
Picks up the rice at a church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream.
Picks up the rice at a church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eleanor Rigby
Picks up her eyes in a church where a wedding has been
Is it a dream?
Picks up her eyes in a church where a wedding has been
Is it a dream?
Original Lyrics:
Eleanor Rigby
Picks up the rice at a church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream.
Picks up the rice at a church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Eleanor Rigby
Picks up her rites in the church where her wedding has been.
Picks up her rites in the church where her wedding has been.
Original Lyrics:
Eleanor Rigby
Picks up the rice in a church where a wedding has been.
Picks up the rice in a church where a wedding has been.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ellen O'Rigby
Original Lyrics:
Eleanor Rigby
O'Rigby is an unusual name, but there are lots of Irish people in the UK.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Father MacKenzie,
Downing his shots in the night when there's nobody there
Downing his shots in the night when there's nobody there
Original Lyrics:
Father MacKenzie,
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Father MacKenzie
Donning his socks in the night when there's nobody there.
Donning his socks in the night when there's nobody there.
Original Lyrics:
Father MacKenzie
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there.
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there.
Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Father MacKenzie
Drowning his shops in the night when there's nobody there.
Drowning his shops in the night when there's nobody there.
Original Lyrics:
Father MacKenzie
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there.
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there.
Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Father McKenzie
Wiping the death from his hands as he walks from the grave.
Wiping the death from his hands as he walks from the grave.
Original Lyrics:
Father McKenzie
Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave.
Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave.
Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Father McKenzie
Wiping the dirt from his gland as he walks from the grave
Wiping the dirt from his gland as he walks from the grave
Original Lyrics:
Father McKenzie
Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Father McKenzie
Nodding his socks in the night when there's nobody there.
Nodding his socks in the night when there's nobody there.
Original Lyrics:
Father MacKenzie
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there.
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Guarding his socks in the night
when there's nobody there
when there's nobody there
Original Lyrics:
Darning his socks in the night
when there's nobody there
when there's nobody there
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
How do get older lonely people.
Original Lyrics:
Ah look at all the lonely people
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
How to get all the lonely people
Original Lyrics:
Ah look at all the lonely people
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
I look at all the lonely people.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, look at all the lonely people.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
I look at all the lonely people.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, look at all the lonely people.
Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
I look at all the lovely people.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, look at all the lonely people.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
I look at older, lovely people.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, look at all the lonely people.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
I will get over lonely people
or
How to get over lonely people
or
How to get over lonely people
Original Lyrics:
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm looking over lonely people.
Original Lyrics:
Ah, look at all the lonely people.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ironing his socks in the night when nobody's there
What does he care?
What does he care?
Original Lyrics:
Darning his socks in the night when nobody's there
What do they care?
What do they care?
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Knotting his socks in the night when there's nobody there.
Original Lyrics:
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Look at all the lowly people
Original Lyrics:
Look at all the lonely people
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Picks up her eyes in the church where a wedding has been.
Original Lyrics:
Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Picks up her ice in the church where a wedding has been.
Original Lyrics:
Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Picks up the lice in the church where a wedding has been.
Original Lyrics:
Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wearing a face that she keeps in her jaw by the door.
Original Lyrics:
Wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wearing the face that she keeps for her job by the door.
Original Lyrics:
Wearing a face that she keeps in a jar by the door.
The Beatles', "Eleanor Rigby"
Misheard Lyrics:
Writing the words of a salmon
Original Lyrics:
Writing the words of a sermon
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