Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> John Prine

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.

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!).


Fair and Square album at Amazon.com
John Prine's, "That's The Way the World Goes 'Round"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It's a happy enchilada and you think you're gonna drown
The Real Lyrics:
It's a half an inch of water and you think you're gonna drown
The Story: The lyric was misheard by a fan and requested to the artist. 'Sing the song about the happy enchilada!' Of course, he didn't know what the woman was talking about until she said - 'You know... 'it's a happy enchilada and you think you're gonna drown!'' - Submitted by: Fred Landry
John Prine's, "Thats The Way The World Go's Round"
The Misheard Lyrics:
It's a happy enchilada and you thing your gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
The Real Lyrics:
It's a half an inch of water, and you think your gonna drown
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
The Story: We saw John Prine at West Port Playhouse in St. Louis about 10 years ago. He told the story of a lady at a previous concert who asked him to sing "The Happy Enchilada". He went on to explain he didn't have a song titled that. That's when she sang the lyrics. He then knew the song she was talking about. - Submitted by: Debbie Jones
John Prine's, "World Goes Round"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Happy Enchilada and ya think you're gonna drown
The Real Lyrics:
It's a half an inch of water and ya think you're gonna drown
The Story: The woman sitting in front of us at the Aptos Fat Fry (kpig) kept yellin out to Prine to sing the 'Happy Enchilada' song. As in...it's a happy enchilada and ya think your gonna drown. - Submitted by: rabidrobb
Indexes: [#] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [Y] [Z]

New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Karen. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.

Submissions!

Would you like to Submit some Misheard Lyrics for a song We're always looking for more entries.

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: amIright.com makes no claims to the accuracy of the correct lyrics. All correct lyrics are copyrighted, amIright.com does not claim ownership of the original lyrics.

Misheard Sections

Also check the complete site list.

 
 
ALL NEW!!! The amIright 80's MISHEARD LYRICS BOOK now available.
Find Funny Stuff About a Band: