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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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Roger Whittaker's, "Durham Town"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I want to leave from Narrow Town.
The Real Lyrics:
I want to leave ol' Durham Town.
The Story: I heard this song for the first time in the seventies. I didn't know who the singer was, but I really liked the song. It was considered very romantic for dancing at that time. More than ten years later I heard it again incidentally and was able to see the written title. - Submitted by: Elisa E
Roger Whittaker's, "Durham Town"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm going to leave that dumb-dumb town
The Real Lyrics:
I'm going to leave ol' Durham Town.
The Story: I first heard the song in the late 70s as a kid. It wasn't until I was an adult I learned the words were "Durham town" - Submitted by: Chris
Roger Whittaker's, "Durham Town"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I've got an evil Valentine.
The Real Lyrics:
I've got to leave old Duhram town.
The Story: The station we listen to on the radio at work always plays this song. We all complain about the station because we hate this old elevator sounding music. One day, my friend Carol said that the worst song was 'Evil Valentine'. The rest of us just cracked up, but if you listen, the lyrics really do sound like it. I hope you post this so Carol's lyrics will be immortalized. Thanks. - Submitted by: Chris Rowe/Carol Gabrielsen
Roger Whittaker's, "Durham Town"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I've got to leave old Allentown
I've got to leave old Allentown
I've got to leave old Allentown
And the leaving's going to get me down.
The Real Lyrics:
I've got to leave old Durham town
I've got to leave old Durham town
I've got to leave old Durham town
And the leaving's gonna get me down.
The Story: I'm serious, I always thought it was Allentown, until I saw it in this week's misheard lyrics. Of course, whenever I tried to find it, I got the Billy Joel song, which is no relation to this one. - Submitted by: Michael McVey
Roger Whittaker's, "Durham Town"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I've got to leave old Berlin town
The Real Lyrics:
I'm going to leave ol' Durham Town.
The Story: I heard the song in the background while I was working; I had to listen for the second chorus to hear the correct lyric. - Submitted by: Mike Calol
Roger Whittaker's, "O Tannenbaum"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Nine out of ten are Venice nights.
The Real Lyrics:
Nein, auch im Winter, wenn es schneit.
The Story: I was listening to this song on my uncle's CD. I realized it must not be in English, but thought this line sounded like what I reported. Then I asked my uncle. He told me that the song is sung in German and gave me the correct lyrics! - Submitted by: Natalie York
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