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!).
Juice Newton - Greatest Hits (And More) [Liberty/Capitol] album at Amazon.com
Just collect my dreams before you leave me.
Just touch my cheek before you leave me.
The Story: I argued with my boyfriend about this one and was appalled to find out he was right. My 'misheard' lyrics are better than the real ones. - Submitted by: Frank Hoffman
Just tap my teeth before you leave me, baby.
Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby.
The Story: A friend of mine just told me this is what she thought it said for years. - Submitted by: Mary
Just touch my teeth before you leave me.
Just touch my cheek before you leave me.
The Story: I was in a fast food place with my mom and my little baby niece. When they were playing this song, I got all embarrassed and told my mom just how terrible it was that they'd play a song about french-kissing right out where little kids could hear it. She was really confused. Then I told her what I was hearing, and she almost choked on her food and laughed for a good 5 minutes before telling me what the real lyrics were. - Submitted by: Carolee
Just brush my teeth before you leave me.
Just touch my cheek before you leave me.
The Story: I was very young when I first heard this song and up until a few years ago I actually thought she was saying brush my teeth. I was like, 'Why can't she brush her own teeth?' It's pretty funny that I was so convinced these were the lyrics. - Submitted by: amber
Take a little flea to lunch
Playin' with the queen of hearts
The Story: This was actually not my misheard lyric, but was relayed to me by a guy I knew in high school. He told me that, one day, when he was at home and this song came on the radio, his mom told him that she thought it was a silly song because, 'Who would take a little flea to lunch?' He explained to her what the lyrics actually said, at which point she became very embarrassed and probably assumed he'd never tell anyone about it. She was wrong! - Submitted by: Lisa Gillette-Martin
And I have never been afraid of museums.
And I have never been afraid of losin'.
The Story: I've always loved this song, but ever since I realized that 'losin' ' could be mistaken for 'museum', I haven't been able to enjoy it as much as before. - Submitted by: Nick Cornwell
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