Misheard Lyrics -> Song -> Y -> Y.M.C.A.
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Village People's, "Y.M.C.A."
Misheard Lyrics:
It's for the state, it's the Y.M.C.A.
Original Lyrics:
It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
Village People's, "Y.M.C.A."
Misheard Lyrics:
Put your bat on the shelf.
or
Put your butt on the shelf.
or
Put your butt on the shelf.
Original Lyrics:
Put your pride on the shelf.
Village People's, "Y.M.C.A."
Misheard Lyrics:
Putcha right on the shelf.
Original Lyrics:
Put your pride on the shelf.
Village People's, "Y.M.C.A."
Misheard Lyrics:
You can get yourself laid
You can have a good meal.
You can have a good meal.
Original Lyrics:
You can get yourself clean
You can have a good meal.
You can have a good meal.
Village People's, "Y.M.C.A."
Misheard Lyrics:
You can make out with all the boys.
Original Lyrics:
You can hang out with all the boys.
Village People's, "Y.M.C.A"
Misheard Lyrics:
I said....Janne
Original Lyrics:
I said...young man
Janne is a Finnish name and it is pronounced like 'yonne'
Village People's, "Y.M.C.A"
Misheard Lyrics:
They have everything, for you men to enjoy
Original Lyrics:
They have everything for young men to enjoy
Village People's, "Y.M.C.A"
Misheard Lyrics:
They have everything, for your mental joy
Original Lyrics:
They have everything for young men to enjoy
Village People's, "Y.M.C.A"
Misheard Lyrics:
Young men, I was watching your shoes
Original Lyrics:
Young men, I was once in your shoes
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
And just go there, to the YMCA
Until they can help you today.
Until they can help you today.
Original Lyrics:
And just go there, to the YMCA
I'm sure they can help you today.
I'm sure they can help you today.
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
Dough bag, there's a place you can go
I said dough bag, when you're short on the dough.
I said dough bag, when you're short on the dough.
Original Lyrics:
Young man, there's a place you can go
I said young man, when you're short on the dough.
I said young man, when you're short on the dough.
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
I felt no man cared if I were alive
I felt the whole world was so jive
or
I felt the whole world was so tired.
I felt the whole world was so jive
or
I felt the whole world was so tired.
Original Lyrics:
I felt no man cared if I were alive
I felt the whole world was so tight.
I felt the whole world was so tight.
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
I said Yemen, put your pride on the shelf.
Original Lyrics:
I said young man, put your pride on the shelf.
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
I said young man, hit yourself off the ground
or
Hitch yourself off the ground
or
Lift yourself off the ground
or
Hitch yourself off the ground
or
Lift yourself off the ground
Original Lyrics:
I said young man, pick yourself off the ground.
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
I said young man, put your bride on the shelf.
Original Lyrics:
I said young man, put your pride on the shelf.
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
I said young man, when your short on your dope
They have Avril Lavigne for you to enjoy.
They have Avril Lavigne for you to enjoy.
Original Lyrics:
I said young man, when your short on your dough
They have everything for young men to enjoy.
They have everything for young men to enjoy.
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
I said, young man, when you're short on the go.
Original Lyrics:
I said, young man, when you're short on your dough.
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
They can stop the fat in your way.
Original Lyrics:
They can start you back on your way.
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
They have everything for your mental joy
Original Lyrics:
They have everything for young men to enjoy
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
They have everything from a floor to a gym.
Original Lyrics:
They have everything for young men to enjoy.
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
They have everything, for you're meant to enjoy.
or
They have everything, for you're made to enjoy.
or
They have everything, for you're made to enjoy.
Original Lyrics:
They have everything for young men to enjoy.
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
They have everything
For your mentelin joy.
For your mentelin joy.
Original Lyrics:
They have everything
For young men to enjoy.
For young men to enjoy.
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can do what the F*ck you feel
Original Lyrics:
You can do What-ever you feel
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can do what the f*** you feel.
Original Lyrics:
You can do whatever you feel.
Village People's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can get yourself clean
You can have some milk.
You can have some milk.
Original Lyrics:
You can get yourself clean
You can have a good meal.
You can have a good meal.
William Hung's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
You can make out with all the boys
[Later]
They can send you back to Norway.
[Later]
They can send you back to Norway.
Original Lyrics:
You can hang out with all the boys
[Later]
Send you back on your way.
[Later]
Send you back on your way.
The Village people's, "YMCA"
Misheard Lyrics:
Young man, with your hands down your pants
Original Lyrics:
Young man, do you want to dance
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