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 Bruce Cockburn that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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There are 17 misheard song lyrics for Bruce Cockburn on amIright currently.
"A Dream Like Mine" (MP3)
When you've got it three miles wide
Nobody can take you down.
When you've got a dream like mine
Nobody can take you down.
"Hey, It's Franklin!"
Daytime stories
They've got stories
"Hey, It's Franklin!"
Growing little
Growing a little
"Hey, It's Franklin!"
Here he comes with all his Franks
They've got starry
Got time to spin with you
Here he comes with all his friends
They've got stories
Got time to spend with you
"Hey, It's Franklin!"
Here he comes with all his fans
Here he comes with all his friends
"Hey, It's Franklin!"
Here is Franklin
Going to your house
Hey, It's Franklin!
Coming to your house
"Hey, It's Franklin!"
Hey, he's cranky!
Hey, it's Franklin!
Captain Move-On
Cut and move on
"If I Had A Rocket Launcher" (MP3)
If I had a rocket lawn chair
If I had a rocket launcher
"If I Had A Rocket Launcher" (MP3)
If I had a rocking lawn chair some son of a bitch would die
If I had a rocket launcher some son of a bitch would die
"If I Had A Rocket Launcher" (MP3)
If I had a rocking lawn chair
some son of a @#$%* would die!
If I had a rocket launcher
some son of a @#$%* would die!
"If I Had a Rocket Launcher" (MP3)
If I had a Moroccon lawnchair
If I had a rocket launcher
Making kumquats
Making contact
"Mary Had a Baby"
The people kept coming but the train gone down
The people keep coming but the train has gone
"Wondering Where the Lions Are" (MP3)
I'm huntin' where the lions are
I'm wond'rin' where the lions are
"Wondering Where the Lions Are" (MP3)
I'm wanderin' in a lions' lair
or
I'm wonderin' where the lions roar
or
I'm wonderin' where the lions roar
I'm wond'rin' where the lions are