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.
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This page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics submitted.
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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Country Roads, take me home
To the place I belong, West Virginia,
Mountain llamas, take me home
To the country roads
Country Roads, take me home
To the place I belong, West Virginia,
Mountain my mind, take me home
To the country roads
The Story: Me and my friend were in the car on the way home from Indiana. And I started singing the song.. and I sung it like 'to the place where I belong.. West Virginia.. mountian mama' and she said.. 'mountian llamas' and we came home to find out we were both wrong... - Submitted by: Cynthia
Take me home, f*** me hard,
'Cause you know I've been bad
Lost virginity, mountainous mammaries
Take me home, f*** me hard.
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads.
The Story: It was late at night and I may have been intoxicated at the time, but I swear this is what I heard. I think the radio wasn't properly tuned in either. What I was smoking at the time probably didn't help either. - Submitted by: Bill Clinton
It was made from the feathers of forty-'leven geese
Took a whole rope across for the tick
It was made from the feathers of forty-'leven geese
Took a whole bolt of cloth for the tick
The Story: I thought the tick was like the slats on a regular bed. Hey, I'm from the city, what do I know. I finally got to meet the gentleman who wrote the song, Jim Connor, and he, very kindly, educated me when I asked him what the correct lyric was. - Submitted by: J. W. Coffey
Leavin' on a jet train
I'm leavin' on a jet plane.
The Story: I had a roommate who always got painfully close to the correct lyrics. - Submitted by: Kelli
Call her out on Rocky Mountain High.
Colorado Rocky Mountain High
The Story: I used to imagine John Denver looking out over the Rockies calling for a lost love. - Submitted by: Bill
His sinus turned inside himself to try and understand
The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake.
His sight has turned inside himself to try and understand
The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake.
The Story: At first I actually thought these lines were about how that mountain lake's serenity could be elusive to one battling hay fever! - Submitted by: Ashley Michelle McGowan
Rocky mountain pie, with portabelloes.
Rocky mountain high, in Colorado
The Story: What can I say? We all know how muffled those old 8-tracks (cartridges) sounded. Although, we had no idea what portabelloes were back then, so I do not know where that came from. [Ed.'s note: Portabellos are mushrooms.] - Submitted by: Michael
Sunshine on my shoulders gives me sunburn
Sunshine in my eyes can make me blind
Sunshine on the water kills the fishes
Sunshine almost always makes me die.
Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy
Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry
Sunshine on the water looks so lovely
Sunshine almost always makes me high.
The Story: This mishearing can be the germ of a parody somewheres, one that is also a protest against pollution, global warming, and the failure of so many people to employ sunscreen when outdoors. - Submitted by: Parker Gabriel
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