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A spoonerism occurs when the first letters or syllables of two or more words get swapped. The term spoonerism is named in honor of the Reverend William Archibald Spooner whose students used to write down all the instances of spoonerisms that he made. This page focuses on spoonerisms in song lyrics.
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The Highwaymen's, "Michael, Row The Boat Ashore"
The Lyrics:
The river is deep and the river is wide, Hallelujah!
Milk and honey on the other side, Hallelujah!
Milk and honey on the other side, Hallelujah!
Why:
The river is weep and the river is dyed, Hallelujah!
Silk and money on the other hide, Hallelujah!
Silk and money on the other hide, Hallelujah!
Submitted by: H. Tim Smith
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