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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 Oh! You Pretty Things 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.
David Bowie's, "Oh! You Pretty Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
Don't you know that you're driving
Your mummies and bobbies insane?
or
Don't you know that you're driving?
Your mum is, in pockets, insane!
or
Don't you know where you're driving?
Your mum lives at Bobby's in Seine!
or
Don't you know where you're driving?
Your mum is and Bob is insane!
or
Don't you know where you're driving?
Your mum is on poppers, insane!
Your mummies and bobbies insane?
or
Don't you know that you're driving?
Your mum is, in pockets, insane!
or
Don't you know where you're driving?
Your mum lives at Bobby's in Seine!
or
Don't you know where you're driving?
Your mum is and Bob is insane!
or
Don't you know where you're driving?
Your mum is on poppers, insane!
Original Lyrics:
Don't you know that you're driving
Your mamas and papas insane?
Your mamas and papas insane?
David Bowie's, "Oh! You Pretty Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
I think about a world to come
Where the books were bound by the golden Fonz
Where the books were bound by the golden Fonz
Original Lyrics:
I think about a world to come
Where the books were found by the golden ones
Where the books were found by the golden ones
David Bowie's, "Oh! You Pretty Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Birthers have fixed the Hindustan News
Homo Sapiens have outgrown the noose
or
The earth is a mix of Hindustan nudes
Homo Sapiens have outgrown their youth
or
The earth is a mix of Hindustanus
And Homo Sapiens have outgrown their use
Homo Sapiens have outgrown the noose
or
The earth is a mix of Hindustan nudes
Homo Sapiens have outgrown their youth
or
The earth is a mix of Hindustanus
And Homo Sapiens have outgrown their use
Original Lyrics:
The earth is a b****, we've finished our news
Homo Sapiens have outgrown their use
Homo Sapiens have outgrown their use
David Bowie's, "Oh! You Pretty Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
The author's a b****
Original Lyrics:
The earth is a b****
David Bowie's, "Oh! You Pretty Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
Wake up your sleepy hair
Original Lyrics:
Wake up you sleepy head
David Bowie's, "Oh! You Pretty Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
What are we coming to? No broom for me, no farm for you
or
No groom for me, no fund for you
or
No groom for me, no fund for you
Original Lyrics:
What are we coming to? No room for me, no fun for you
David Bowie's, "Oh! You Pretty Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
What do I see? Crack in the sky
or
What do I see? A croc in the sky
or
What do I see? A crock in the sky
or
What do I see? Crap in the sky
or
What do I see? A croc in the sky
or
What do I see? A crock in the sky
or
What do I see? Crap in the sky
Original Lyrics:
What do I see? A crack in the sky
David Bowie's, "Oh! You Pretty Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
Written in vain, written in all
By a muscle man who questioned what we came here for
By a muscle man who questioned what we came here for
Original Lyrics:
Written in pain, written in awe
By a puzzled man who questioned what we came here for
By a puzzled man who questioned what we came here for
David Bowie's, "Oh! You Pretty Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
Written in vain, written in all
By the puzzled man who questioned what we came here for
or
Written and bathed, ridden in oil
By the muzzled man who questioned what we came here for
or
Written in paint, written in oil
By the muzzled man who questioned what we came here for
or
Written in vain, written in oil
By the Muslim man who questioned what we came here for
By the puzzled man who questioned what we came here for
or
Written and bathed, ridden in oil
By the muzzled man who questioned what we came here for
or
Written in paint, written in oil
By the muzzled man who questioned what we came here for
or
Written in vain, written in oil
By the Muslim man who questioned what we came here for
Original Lyrics:
Written in pain, written in awe
By a puzzled man who questioned what we came here for
By a puzzled man who questioned what we came here for
David Bowie's, "Oh! You Pretty Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
You gotta go gay for the Homosexuals
Original Lyrics:
You gotta make way for the Homo Superior
David Bowie's, "Oh! You Pretty Things"
Misheard Lyrics:
You gotta make way for the Homo Siberia
or
You gotta make way for the homeless superior
or
You gotta make wind for the homeless who beer the ark
or
You gotta make wind for the homeless who beery us
or
You gotta make way for the homeless superior
or
You gotta make wind for the homeless who beer the ark
or
You gotta make wind for the homeless who beery us
Original Lyrics:
You gotta make way for the Homo Superior
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