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The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
A weem a way, A weem a way
Original Lyrics:
A-wimoweh, A-wimoweh
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
A wimba her
Original Lyrics:
A-weema-weh
Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
A wing-o-wet, a wing-o-wet
Original Lyrics:
A-wimoweh, A-wimoweh
Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
A- Weat, A What, A Weat a What
Original Lyrics:
A-wimoweh, A-wimoweh
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
A-hump-away, a-hump-away
Original Lyrics:
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
A weed-a-wack
or
A-weem-o-wack
or
A-weem-o-wack
Original Lyrics:
A-wimoweh
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
A-wing-a-wack, A-wing-a-wack
Original Lyrics:
A-wimoweh, A-wimoweh
This song was adapted from the African folk tune 'Wimoweh'.
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
A-wmoweh
Original Lyrics:
Mbube
The Tokens misheard the original African lyrics. 'Mbube' means 'lion'.
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
America, America
Original Lyrics:
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh
or
Weeeeeeee, uh-we love marmalade
Original Lyrics:
Weee-wi-mo-mo-a-weh
Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Goliath sleeps tonight.
Original Lyrics:
The lion sleeps tonight.
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
I-wee-my-way, I-wee-my-way
Original Lyrics:
A-wimoweh, A-wimoweh
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
Orion sleeps tonight.
Original Lyrics:
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight.
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mbube, Mbube
Original Lyrics:
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
Pronounced EEM-boo-beh, which means "the lion”.
Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
My weiner's wet, my weiner's wet
Original Lyrics:
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh
Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
My weiner's wet.
Original Lyrics:
A-wimoweh
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
My wiener's wet, my wiener's wet!
Original Lyrics:
A-wimoweh, a-wimoweh!
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
My wings are wet
My wings are wet.
Original Lyrics:
A-wimoweh
A-wimoweh.
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Oh hamanak
Original Lyrics:
A-wimoweh
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wash my darling
Do fear my darling
Orain sleeps tonight.
Original Lyrics:
Hush, my darling
Don't fear, my darling
The lion sleeps tonight.
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wash my dolly
Original Lyrics:
Hush, my darling
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Whee, oh wee oh wee, I'm on my way.
Original Lyrics:
Wee...wee-oh, wee-oh, wee-oh wom oh-weh.
The Tokens', "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wheel, wheel, wheel yo' Mom away!
Original Lyrics:
Wee...wee-oh, wee-oh, wee-oh wom oh-weh

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