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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 Kung Fu Fighting 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.
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody loves Kung Fu fighting
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody wants stunko farting
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting,
Those Chinks were fast as lightning
Those Chinks were fast as lightning
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting,
Those cats were fast as lightning
Those cats were fast as lightning
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
That cat bastard liked Ing.
That cat bastard liked Ing.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those cuts were fast as lightning.
Those cuts were fast as lightning.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Editor's note: The "kicks" line is disputed on several lyrics sites, but I'm going with "kicks" as the right word because that's what most of the sites say, and it makes sense in the context of the song, since kicks are involved in kung-fu fighting.
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those CATS were fast as lightning.
Those CATS were fast as lightning.
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning.
Those cats were fast as lightning.
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those kicks were fast as lightning
Those kicks were fast as lightning
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning.
Those cats were fast as lightning.
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those c*nts were fast as lightning.
Those c*nts were fast as lightning.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those kicks were bastards like me.
Those kicks were bastards like me.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was bungee jumping
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was cuckoo clocking
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was garbage fighting
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was gone for fighting
Those kids were fast as lightning.
Those kids were fast as lightning.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung Fu fighting
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was kung flu fighting
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was kung fu fighting
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was kung-fu fighting
Those kids were fast as lightning
And Frances was a little bit frightened
Those kids were fast as lightning
And Frances was a little bit frightened
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was kung-fu fighting
Those kicks were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightening.
Those kicks were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightening.
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was kung-fu fighting
Those chicks were fast as lightning.
Those chicks were fast as lightning.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was kung-fu fighting
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was tofu biting
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was kung fu fighting
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
He took a bough and made it stand, started singing with the band
Sudden motion made me trip, and now we're into a brand new flip.
Sudden motion made me trip, and now we're into a brand new flip.
Original Lyrics:
We took the bow and made a stand, started swaying with the hand
The sudden motion made me skip, and now we're into a brand new trip.
The sudden motion made me skip, and now we're into a brand new trip.
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna kick your butt and hip
Original Lyrics:
And then a kicking from the hip
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
In fact, it was a little bit brightening
Original Lyrics:
In fact, it was a little bit frightening
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
In fact, it was a little bit right here
Original Lyrics:
In fact, it was a little bit frightening
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
In fact, it was a little inviting
Original Lyrics:
In fact, it was a little bit frightening
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's an ancient Chinese art, and everybody knew their part
From a faying to a slip, then a kickin' from the hit.
or
From a fainting to a slip, and a kickin' from the hip.
From a faying to a slip, then a kickin' from the hit.
or
From a fainting to a slip, and a kickin' from the hip.
Original Lyrics:
It's an ancient Chinese art, and everybody knew their part
From a feint into a slip, then I'm kickin' from the hip.
From a feint into a slip, then I'm kickin' from the hip.
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's an ancient Chinese art,
And everybody blew their farts
And everybody blew their farts
Original Lyrics:
It's an ancient Chinese art,
And everybody knew their part
And everybody knew their part
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Show them!
or
Shogun!
or
Shogun!
Original Lyrics:
Sure enough!
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sudden motion made me sick, now we're into a brand new stick
Original Lyrics:
A sudden motion made me skip, now we're into a brand new trip
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
There was funkability and Little Sammy Chong.
or
There was funky Billy Tan and little Sammy Jong.
or
There was funky Billy Tan and little Sammy Jong.
Original Lyrics:
There was funky Billy Chin and little Sammy Chung.
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Those gifts went fast as lightning
Original Lyrics:
Those cats were fast as lightning
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Those kids were fast and lying.
Original Lyrics:
Those kicks were fast as lightning.
Carl Douglas', "Kung Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
We took the bow and made it stand, started swinging with the hand
Sudden motion made me slip, now we're turning to a brand new hit.
Sudden motion made me slip, now we're turning to a brand new hit.
Original Lyrics:
We took the bow and made a stand, started swaying with the hand
A sudden motion made me skip, now we're into a brand new trip.
A sudden motion made me skip, now we're into a brand new trip.
Carl Douglas', "Kung-Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung-Fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning
Infrit was a little bit frightening.
Those cats were fast as lightning
Infrit was a little bit frightening.
Original Lyrics:
Everybody was Kung-Fu fighting
Those kicks were fast as lightning
In fact, it was a little bit frightening.
Those kicks were fast as lightning
In fact, it was a little bit frightening.
Carl Douglas', "Kung-Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
From a faking to a split,
and a ticking from the hit
and a ticking from the hit
Original Lyrics:
From a feint to a slip,
and kicking from the hip
and kicking from the hip
feint=a move used in martial arts
Carl Douglas', "Kung-Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
There was funk-a-bilitin and little Sammy John
Original Lyrics:
There was funky Billy Chin and little Sammy Chung
Carl Douglas', "Kung-Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
There was funky Chinaman from funky Chinatown,
They were shopping burn up, they were shopping burn down.
They were shopping burn up, they were shopping burn down.
Original Lyrics:
They were funky China men from funky Chinatown
They were chopping them up and they were chopping them down
They were chopping them up and they were chopping them down
Carl Douglas', "Kung-Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
There was funky Sqidward
And little Spongebob.
And little Spongebob.
Original Lyrics:
There was funky Billy Chin
And little Sammy Chung.
And little Sammy Chung.
Carl Douglas', "Kung-Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
They said 'Here come the big boys,
let's get it on'
let's get it on'
Original Lyrics:
They said 'Here comes the big boss,
let's get it on'
let's get it on'
Carl Douglas', "Kung-Fu Fighting"
Misheard Lyrics:
They were chopping men up,
they were chopping men down
they were chopping men down
Original Lyrics:
They were chopping them up,
and they were chopping them down
and they were chopping them down
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