Misheard Lyrics -> Song -> J -> Jambalaya
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Hank Williams', "Jambalaya"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jumbo lie an' a crow puss pie an' a Philly gunboat.
Original Lyrics:
Jambalaya, crawfish pie and a filet gumbo.
The Carpenters', "Jambalaya"
Misheard Lyrics:
Settle down far from town get him a pillow
And he'll catch all the fish in the Bi-lo.
And he'll catch all the fish in the Bi-lo.
Original Lyrics:
Settle down far from town get him a pirogue
And he'll catch all the fish in the bayou.
And he'll catch all the fish in the bayou.
The Carpenters', "Jambalaya"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sham bull eye and crawfish pie can fill a gunboat
[Later]
For tonight I'm a-gonna see mama share a meatloaf.
[Later]
For tonight I'm a-gonna see mama share a meatloaf.
Original Lyrics:
Jambalay' and a crawfish pie and fillet gumbo
[Later]
For tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher a mio.
[Later]
For tonight I'm gonna see my ma cher a mio.
Hank Williams', "Jambalaya"
Misheard Lyrics:
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun goin' to Bi-Lo.
Original Lyrics:
Son of a gun, gonna have big fun on the bayou.
In the southern US where I live, Bi-Lo is a supermarket chain. Whether it was around at the time this song came out, I don't know.
The Carpenters', "Jambalaya"
Misheard Lyrics:
Swap his Mom to buy Yvonne what she need-o.
Original Lyrics:
Swap his mon' to buy Yvonne what she need-o.
Hank Williams', "Jambalaya"
Misheard Lyrics:
Tipitoe fountain, oh.
Original Lyrics:
Thibodeaux, Fontainbleau
Hank Williams', "Jambalaya"
Misheard Lyrics:
We gotta go forty kilos down the bayou.
Original Lyrics:
He gotta go, pole the pirogue down the bayou.
Hank Williams', "Jambalaya"
Misheard Lyrics:
We gotta go
Forth with Pete Rose
Down the Bayou.
Forth with Pete Rose
Down the Bayou.
Original Lyrics:
He gotta go
Pole the pirogue
Down the Bayou.
Pole the pirogue
Down the Bayou.
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