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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. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).
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Here's a couple of the most recent entries...
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Ella Fitzgerald's, "Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails"
The Misheard Lyrics: I'm puttin' on my top hat.
Tyin' up my white tie. Pushin' up my pants. The Real Lyrics: I'm puttin' on my top hat.
Tyin' up my white tie. Brushin' off my tails The Story: I was 9 or 10 when I heard it in a group of songs from musicals, probably on an album being sold on TV. I didn't know the song's title, and never questioned it, because at that age, I had no idea what tails were and wouldn't have considered brushing anything. But, the word sounded like pushing anyway, and the last one kind of sounded like pants, so for many years I thought that was it. - Submitted by: Doug Baseball
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Warrant's, "Cherry Pie"
The Misheard Lyrics: Cheese Pie, Cherry Pie
Lookin' so good, Peach Cream Pie Lookin' so good Makes your old man cry My Cheese Cherry Pie The Real Lyrics: She's my cherry pie
Cool drink of water Such a sweet surprise Tastes so good Make a grown man cry Sweet cherry pie The Story: The only time my sister and I actually heard this song was at a store on a Garage Band demo. She thought that the singer must have been pretty drunk to write a song about how much he liked cherry cheesecake ("cheese pie") and peach cream pies! - Submitted by: A frequent visitor who prefers to remain anonymous
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