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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Pickle, pickle, pickle
Pickle, pickle, pickle
Pickle, pickle, pickle
Pickle, pickle, pickle (Journey)
Be good, be good, be good
Be good, be good, be good
Be good, be good, be good
Be good, be good, be good (Johnny)
The Story: First moment I think about this song, I think about the show Supernanny! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Do you come from a land down under?
Where Beatrice rode, and men shunned her.
Do you come from a land down under?
Where beer does flow and men chunder.
The Story: I always imagined this was about some tragic feminine hero of Australia. - Submitted by: Boffin
I come from a land down below.
I come from a land down under.
The Story: This isn't mine, but my best friend, Catherine's. I had asked her if she'd ever heard the song, "Down Under". She said she wasn't familiar with it, and asked me to sing a few bars. When I sang, "I come from a land down under", she said I was wrong, that it was actually "I come from a land down below". When she asked her grandson, Joseph, who is as smart as I am, he said that it's not "down below", but "Down Under". So in theory, he was telling her that I was right. Being 65, she thinks she's always right and I'm always wrong. In other words, she still doesn't admit she made a mistake. Also, you can hear it in the singer's Scottish accent. "Down Below" would sure sound different in a Scottish accent than "Down Under". As far as I know, Australia, which is what they (the members of Men At Work) are referring to in the song, is often referred to as "the land down under". So I believe I'm right, it's not "Down Below", it's "Down Under"! Anybody agree with me? - Submitted by: Annabelle
It's Amish Day.
It's a mistake.
The Story: I was riding in my friends car singing the song. They laughed so hard, one of my friend wets himself! They thought I made it up. The only thing was I thought that is what they were saying! - Submitted by: Chris Stevens
It's Farmers Day
It's a mistake
The Story: My late great mate and I were driving around in his old Honda and Men at Work were on the radio and I was thinking it was "It's Farmers Day" and my mate laughing his ass off. - Submitted by: Dave
Day after day we are feared
Day after day it reappears
The Story: I was little. - Submitted by: Tatiana
Pretend I’m in debt
Day after day
The Story: Debt is NOT a good thing! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
You look at me knocking at my door
Who can it be knocking at my door?
The Story: Sounded like someone was looking at Colin Hay! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Lieutenant, Lieutenant
Who can it, who can it?
The Story: I had a hunch that someone was a lieutenant! - Submitted by: Cody Finke
There are more Men at Work misheard lyrics available.
New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.
