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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> B -> Harry Belafonte
Misheard song lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Harry Belafonte that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
There are 35 misheard song lyrics for Harry Belafonte on amIright currently.
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"A Star in the East"
Misheard Lyrics:
You'll forget your turds
Original Lyrics:
You'll forget your herds
"Angelina" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Well I hurt nobody's tooth.
Original Lyrics:
Well I've heard the bawdy tunes.
"Banana Boat (Day-O)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jell-O
or
Hello
or
Hello
Original Lyrics:
Day-O
"Christmas Is Coming"
Misheard Lyrics:
Please put a piggy in the old man's sack
Original Lyrics:
Please put a penny in the old man's hat
"Come Back Liza" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Wipe the Tiffany eye
Original Lyrics:
Wipe the tear from me eye
"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Come Mr. Taliban.
Original Lyrics:
Come Mr. Tally Man.
"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hey Mr. Talleyrand tell me banana
Original Lyrics:
Come Mr. Tally Man. Tally me banana
"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hyper deadly black piranha
Original Lyrics:
Hide the deadly black tarantula
"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Run from the Taliban
Original Lyrics:
Come Mr. Tally Man.
"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot punch
Original Lyrics:
Six foot, seven foot, eight foot bunch
"Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)"
Misheard Lyrics:
They like cum and we want go home
Original Lyrics:
Daylight come and we want go home
"Hava Nagila" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Uru ahim bless the mayor
Original Lyrics:
Uru achim b'lev sameach
"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
I heard your bowels on Christmas day
Original Lyrics:
I heard the bells on Christmas day
"Jamaica Farewell" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sacks of rice, all fish are nice
And the rum is fine any time of year.
And the rum is fine any time of year.
Original Lyrics:
'Akey' rice, salt fish are nice
And the rum is fine any time of year.
And the rum is fine any time of year.
"Jamaica Farewell" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Tacky rice, old fish are nice
And the rum is fine any time of year.
or
Hacky rice, old fish are nice
And the rum is fine any time of year.
And the rum is fine any time of year.
or
Hacky rice, old fish are nice
And the rum is fine any time of year.
Original Lyrics:
'Akey' rice, salt fish are nice
And the rum is fine any time of year.
And the rum is fine any time of year.
"Jamaica Farewell" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
When I reeked of make-up, I made her stop
Original Lyrics:
When I reached Jamaica, I made a stop
"Jump In The Line" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Jump in Chicago line.
Original Lyrics:
Jump in dee conga line.
"Jump in the Line" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Senora dances Calypso
Left to right is the Deadpool
Left to right is the Deadpool
Original Lyrics:
Senora dances Calypso
Left to right is the tempo
Left to right is the tempo
"Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
They hear a queer sing a song,
The music seemed to come from his a f***
The music seemed to come from his a f***
Original Lyrics:
They hear a choir sing a song,
The music seemed to come from afar
The music seemed to come from afar
"Mary's Boy Child" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
A new kid born today
Original Lyrics:
A new king born today
"Mary's Boy Child" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
A nuke is born today.
Original Lyrics:
A new King's born today.
"Mary's Boy Child" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And in a manger cold and dark, Mary's little bugger was born.
Original Lyrics:
And in a manger cold and dark, Mary's little boy was born.
"Mary's Boy Child" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And man will live forever more
Original Lyrics:
And man will live for evermore
"Mary's Boy Child" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Drunken sounds and angels sing
Original Lyrics:
Trumpets sound and angels sing
"Mary's Boy Child" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Mary's boy child Jackie Chan
Was born on Christmas day
Was born on Christmas day
Original Lyrics:
Mary's boy child Jesus Christ
Was born on Christmas day
Was born on Christmas day
"Mary's Boy Child" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Mary's fourth child, Jesus Christ
Was gone on Christmas day
Was gone on Christmas day
Original Lyrics:
Mary's boy child, Jesus Christ
Was born on Christmas day
Was born on Christmas day
"Mary's Boy Child" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
New kids' porn today
Original Lyrics:
New king's born today
"Mary's Boy Child" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Was bored on Christmas day
Original Lyrics:
Was born on Christmas day
"Matilda" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Matilda, Matilda, she took my money and run to tailor
Original Lyrics:
Matilda, Matilda, she took my money and run Venezuela
"Matilda" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Matilda. Matilda
She took mt money and run to tailor
She took mt money and run to tailor
Original Lyrics:
Matilda. Matilda
She took my money and run Venezuela
She took my money and run Venezuela
"The Son of Mary"
Misheard Lyrics:
And we're married
Original Lyrics:
Auntie Mary
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