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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 Riddle 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.

En Vogue's, "Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
I found a letter in your pocket from Louise.
Original Lyrics:
I found a letter in your pocket from the week.
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
And his mind is a beacon in the bed of the night.
Original Lyrics:
And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night.
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
And his mind is a beagle in the red hot night.
Original Lyrics:
And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night.
Gigi D'agostino's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
And his mom is a vegan.
Original Lyrics:
And his mind is a beacon.
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the slimeys are peakin' in the middle of the night.
Original Lyrics:
And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night.
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
And try for sins in Barcelona
or
And try for sins at Barnes & Noble
Original Lyrics:
And try for sins and false alarms
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bet you'll never, never find the riddle
Original Lyrics:
But he'll never, never fight over you.
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Blessings from Babylon town
Original Lyrics:
Blessings of Babylon time
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here I dream by the river,
There's a hole in the ground
Original Lyrics:
Near a tree by a river there's a hole in the ground
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got friends for us
Original Lyrics:
I got plans for us
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
I got two strong norms.
Original Lyrics:
I got two strong arms.
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got two strong arms, blessings of 'Babylon 5'.
Original Lyrics:
I got two strong arms, blessings of Babylon, with time.
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
In a dream by a riddle
There's a hole in the ground
Original Lyrics:
Near a tree by a river
There's a hole in the ground
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Mirror dreams by a river
there's a hole in the ground
and a hole and a baron
goes around and round
Original Lyrics:
Near a tree by a river
there's a hole in the ground
where an old man of aran
goes around and around
Gigi D' Agostino's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Near a tree buy a ribbon
There's a hole underground
Where no man or baron
Goes around and around.
Original Lyrics:
Near a tree by a river
There's a hole in the ground
Where an old man of Aran
Goes around and around.
Ed.'s note: 'Aran' is also spelled 'Erin' in one lyrics webpage.
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Near a tree by a river, there's a hole in the ground
Where an old man, a baron, goes around and round.
And his mind, he's a-peaking in the bale of the night
For a strange kind of fashion, there's a wrong and right.
Don't ever, never fight over you.
Original Lyrics:
Near a tree by a river, there's a hole in the ground
Where an old man of Aran goes around and around.
And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night
For a strange kind of fashion
There's a wrong and a right.
But he'll never, never fight over you.
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Near a tree by a river
There's a hole in the ground
Where a gnome in a barrow
Goes around and around
Original Lyrics:
Near a tree by a river
There's a hole in the ground
Where an old man of Aran
Goes around and around
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Near a tree by a river
There's a hole in the ground
Where an old man called Alan
Goes around and around.
Original Lyrics:
Near a tree by a river
There's a hole in the ground
Where an old man of Aran
Goes around and around
Five For Fighting's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a riddle for the world
You and I.
Original Lyrics:
There's a reason for the world
You and I.
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
There's a tree by a river.
There's a mole in the ground
Where a gnome and a baron go around and around.
In his mind there is bacon in the bed on the night.
For a strange kind of fashion, there's a wrong and a right.
Though they'll never, never find the will.
Original Lyrics:
Near a tree by a river,
There's a hole in the ground
Where an old man of Aran goes around and around.
And his mind is a beacon in the veil of the night
For a strange kind of fashion
There's a wrong and a right.
But he'll never, never fight over you.
Nik Kershaw's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
Where an old man in barrel
Goes around and around.
Original Lyrics:
Where an old man of Aran
Goes around and around.
Gigi D' Agostino's, "The Riddle"
Misheard Lyrics:
near a tree by the river
There's a hole in the ground
Where them old men are herding us around and around.
Original Lyrics:
Near a tree by a river
There's a hole in the ground
Where an old man of Aran
Goes around and around.

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