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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 Stay Free 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.
The Clash's, "Stay Free"
Misheard Lyrics:
At weekends we'd go dancing
Downstairs, all of us
Downstairs, all of us
Original Lyrics:
An' weekends we'd go dancing
Down Streatham on the bus
Down Streatham on the bus
The Clash's, "Stay Free"
Misheard Lyrics:
Claimed he pulled a knife
Original Lyrics:
Playing pool all night
The Clash's, "Stay Free"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go on a drinking spree
Hit the wrong guy
Each of you get free
Years a wastin'.
Hit the wrong guy
Each of you get free
Years a wastin'.
Original Lyrics:
Go on a nicking spree
Hit the wrong guy
Each of you get three
Years in Brixton.
Hit the wrong guy
Each of you get three
Years in Brixton.
With the Cockney accent, 'three' sounds like 'free'.
The Clash's, "Stay Free"
Misheard Lyrics:
Go on, the necking's free
Original Lyrics:
Go on a nicking spree
The Clash's, "Stay Free"
Misheard Lyrics:
I did my very best to (waahh??)
How bad things were
It's good to talk
How bad things were
It's good to talk
Original Lyrics:
I did my very best to write
How was butlins?
Were the screws too tight?
How was butlins?
Were the screws too tight?
The Clash's, "Stay Free"
Misheard Lyrics:
Never took no sh!t from no one, we were fools
Original Lyrics:
Never took no sh!t from no one, we weren't fools
The Clash's, "Stay Free"
Misheard Lyrics:
Play me pool all night
Smoky Memphis
Smoky Memphis
Original Lyrics:
Play me pool all night
Smoking menthols
Smoking menthols
Turbonegro's, "Stay Free"
Misheard Lyrics:
Was it breath at stake?
Original Lyrics:
Was it worth the steak?
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