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Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Darlin', she said, 'I was years to receive.'
Original Lyrics:
'Darlin', she said, 'I was yours to be seen'.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
After a spell there must be a parlor
Touch me in the bum, you sound your alarm
Touch me in the bum, you sound your alarm
Original Lyrics:
After a storm there must be a calm
You catch me in your farm, you sound your alarm
You catch me in your farm, you sound your alarm
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah well, I get up in the morning, paving for breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, Sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ah, misery life
Original Lyrics:
Poor me, the Israelite.
Desmond Dekker's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Darlin' she said "I was yards too busy"
Original Lyrics:
Darlin' she said, "I was yours to be seen"
Desmond Dekker's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Darling Cheese-Head, I was yours too greasy
Original Lyrics:
Darlin' she said, "I was yours to be seen"
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Darling, Cheese Head, you're far too greasy!
Poor, poor the Israelites, ahh
Poor, poor the Israelites, ahh
Original Lyrics:
Darling, she said, I was yours to be seen.
Poor me, the Israelite. Aah.
Poor me, the Israelite. Aah.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't want to end up like Funny Eyed Clyde.
Original Lyrics:
Don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde.
Desmond Dekker's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning making the breakfast
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning saving for bris, so that every mouth can be fed.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, Sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir
So the savory mouth can be fed
Oh-oh, the Israelites.
So the savory mouth can be fed
Oh-oh, the Israelites.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir.
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me, the Israelite.
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me, the Israelite.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning thinking of breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, ache in me head, sir
Taste in me mouth like a parrot that's dead
Ooh, ooh, me ears are alight.
Taste in me mouth like a parrot that's dead
Ooh, ooh, me ears are alight.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me, the Israelite.
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me, the Israelite.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, baked beans for breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, Sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, baked beans for breakfast
Sold out to every monk and beefhead
Oooooooh, me ears are alight!
Why find me kids, they buck up and a-leave me
Darling cheese head I was yards too greasy
Oooooooh! Me ears are alight!
or
Get up in the morning, baked beans for breakfast
Sold out to every monk and beefhead
Oooooooh, me ears are alight!
Why find me kids, they buck up and a-leave me
'Darling', she said, 'I was yours to receive'
Oooooooh! Me ears are alight.
Sold out to every monk and beefhead
Oooooooh, me ears are alight!
Why find me kids, they buck up and a-leave me
Darling cheese head I was yards too greasy
Oooooooh! Me ears are alight!
or
Get up in the morning, baked beans for breakfast
Sold out to every monk and beefhead
Oooooooh, me ears are alight!
Why find me kids, they buck up and a-leave me
'Darling', she said, 'I was yours to receive'
Oooooooh! Me ears are alight.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning slaving for bread sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
My wife and ma kids dem pack up an' a leave me
'Darlin', she said, 'I was yours to be seen'
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
My wife and ma kids dem pack up an' a leave me
'Darlin', she said, 'I was yours to be seen'
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
Desmond Dekker's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, orange juice for breakfast
Shout from the top of ev'ry mountain peak
"Po', Po'-me Israelite!"
Shout from the top of ev'ry mountain peak
"Po', Po'-me Israelite!"
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, Sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor, poor me-Israelite.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, saliva for breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, Sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, salvos for breakfast
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, same sh*t for breakfast
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, same thing for breakfast
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, save me for breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, Sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, Sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for oppressor.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, Sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, sleep in till breakfast
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, sleeping for bread, sir
Sold out to every monk and beef-head
Oh-oh, me ears are alight
Why find my kids? They buck up and a-leave me
Darling cheese head, I was yards too greasy
Oh-oh, Me ears are alight.
Sold out to every monk and beef-head
Oh-oh, me ears are alight
Why find my kids? They buck up and a-leave me
Darling cheese head, I was yards too greasy
Oh-oh, Me ears are alight.
Original Lyrics:
Gets up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Oh-oh, me Israelites
Wife and my kids, they pack up and a-leave me
Darling, she said, 'I was yours to receive'
Oh-oh, me Israelites.
So that every mouth can be fed
Oh-oh, me Israelites
Wife and my kids, they pack up and a-leave me
Darling, she said, 'I was yours to receive'
Oh-oh, me Israelites.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning,
same thing for breakfast
same thing for breakfast
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning,
slaving for bread, sir
slaving for bread, sir
Desmond Dekker's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning
Shaving my head, sir.
Shaving my head, sir.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning
Slaving for bread, sir.
Slaving for bread, sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning
Sleeping bread, sir.
Sleeping bread, sir.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning
Slaving for bread, sir.
Slaving for bread, sir.
Desmond Dekker's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning
Baked beans for breakfast.
Baked beans for breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning
Slaving for bread, sir.
Slaving for bread, sir.
Desmond Dekker's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning
Slaving for breakfast.
Slaving for breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning
Slaving for bread, sir.
Slaving for bread, sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Get up the morning, saving for breast, er
So every mouth can beef head
Oooooeerrrr, me ears is a lie.
So every mouth can beef head
Oooooeerrrr, me ears is a lie.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me, the Israelite.
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me, the Israelite.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gets up in the morning
Same thing for breakfast.
Same thing for breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Gets up in the morning
Slaving for bread, sir.
Slaving for bread, sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Gets up in the morning
Same thing for breakfast.
Same thing for breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Gets up in the morning
Slaving for bread, sir.
Slaving for bread, sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ghetto in dah mornin' slavin' for breasts-ah.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't want to be a black bunny and hide...
Original Lyrics:
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde...
Desmond Dekker And The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
I get up in the morning, thinking of breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir.
Desmond Dekker's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
I was yours to receive
Original Lyrics:
I was yours to be seen
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's a miserable life.
Original Lyrics:
Poor me, the Israelite.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
My wife and my kids and the porcupine all leave me,
'Darling', she said, 'I have Covid-19'
'Darling', she said, 'I have Covid-19'
Original Lyrics:
My wife and my kids they pack up and a-leave me
'Darling,' she said. 'I was yours to receive.'
'Darling,' she said. 'I was yours to receive.'
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
My wife and my kids they f*ck off and a-leave me
Original Lyrics:
My wife and kids they pack up and a-leave me
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
My wife and my kids they pack a pan of lean meat
Darling she said I was just too greasy.
Darling she said I was just too greasy.
Original Lyrics:
My wife and my kids they pack up and a-leave me
'Darling,' she said. 'I was yours to receive.'
'Darling,' she said. 'I was yours to receive.'
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh - My ears are alight!
Original Lyrics:
Poor, Poor, Poor , Poor, me Israelite.
It FITS so well ........
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, oh, me ears are alight
Original Lyrics:
Poor, Poor me Israelites
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, oh, my gizzard and I
Original Lyrics:
Poor, poor me Israelites.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh, oh, oh is there a light?
Original Lyrics:
Poor me, the Israelite.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ohh oo my misery life
Original Lyrics:
Poor me, the Israelites.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ohhhh me ears are alight
Original Lyrics:
Poor me, the Israelite.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooh, me ears are alight, Sir.
Original Lyrics:
Poor me, the Israelite.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oooh, ee, misery life.
Original Lyrics:
Poor me, the Israelites.
Dekker Desmond's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooooh the hills are alive!
Original Lyrics:
Poor me, Israelite.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Poor me, my ears are alight!
Original Lyrics:
Poor me, the Israelite.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Poor me, my ears are all right.
Original Lyrics:
Poor me, the Israelite.
Desmond Dekker's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Shaving for bread, sir
Original Lyrics:
Slaving for bread, sir
Desmond Dekker's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
She catch me in the farm.
Mrs. Sonia, I lied.
Mrs. Sonia, I lied.
Original Lyrics:
They catch me in the farm.
You sound your alarm.
You sound your alarm.
Desmond Dekker's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
So that every mind can be fit
Original Lyrics:
So that every mind can be fed
Desmond Dekker's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sodat ever eemouse can beef head
Original Lyrics:
So that every mouth can be fed
Desmond Dekker's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sold out to every monk and beef head.
Original Lyrics:
So that every mouth can be fed.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Israelizer
Original Lyrics:
The Israelites, uhh.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
These red eyes
or
My ears are alight
or
The kids are alive
or
My ears are alight
or
The kids are alive
Original Lyrics:
The Israelites
Desmond Dekker's, "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
They told you son we found you alive.
Original Lyrics:
Poor, poor me Israelites.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wake up every morning, good god, Miss Moh-olly
Wubba-wubba, ooooh
Ohhhhh, the hills are alive.
Wubba-wubba, ooooh
Ohhhhh, the hills are alive.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me, the Israelite.
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me, the Israelite.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wake up in the mornin', same thing for breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning slaving for bread, sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wake up in the morning, begging for breakfast.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wake up in the morning, workin' and breast fed.
Soldered every mouse and beef head.
Soldered every mouse and beef head.
Original Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, Sir.
So that every mouth can be fed.
So that every mouth can be fed.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wake up in the morning,
same thing for breakfast
same thing for breakfast
Original Lyrics:
Wake up in the morning,
slaving for bread, sir
slaving for bread, sir
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wake up in the morning
Baked beans for breakfast
Baked beans for breakfast
Original Lyrics:
Wake up in the morning
Slaving for bread, sir
Slaving for bread, sir
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why find my kids? They f*** off and a-leave me.
Original Lyrics:
Wife and my kids, they pack up and a-leave me.
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
You took my teardrops, the houses are gone
I don't want to end up like Bunny and Clive
I don't want to end up like Bunny and Clive
Original Lyrics:
Shirt them a-tear up, trousers is gone
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde
I don't want to end up like Bonnie and Clyde
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
Misheard Lyrics:
You touch me in your farm, you sound your alarm
Original Lyrics:
You catch me in your farm, you sound your alarm
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