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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> D -> Devo
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There are 107 misheard song lyrics for Devo on amIright currently.
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"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't get me no sooner affection.
Original Lyrics:
I can't get me no satisfaction.
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I can't get no, sooner affection
I can't get me no, sooner affection
I can't get me no, sooner affection
Original Lyrics:
I can't get no, satisfaction
I can't get me no, satisfaction
I can't get me no, satisfaction
"Girl U Want" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
She sends an aroma right under my nose;
It drips on down and it drips on my balls
It drips on down and it drips on my balls
Original Lyrics:
She sends out an aroma of undefined love
It drips on down in a mist from above
It drips on down in a mist from above
"Girl U Want" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
She sends out an aroma of undefined lust
It drips on down and I missed my bus
It drips on down and I missed my bus
Original Lyrics:
She sends out an aroma of undefined love
It drips on down in a mist from above
It drips on down in a mist from above
"Girl U Want" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
She sits at the top of the peanut tree
She's a Santa Ana woman, knows when to find love
She's a Santa Ana woman, knows when to find love
Original Lyrics:
She sits in the top of the greenest tree
She sends out an aroma of undefined love
She sends out an aroma of undefined love
"Going Under"
Misheard Lyrics:
You put me in a situation
Goin' through subconjugation.
Goin' through subconjugation.
Original Lyrics:
Yopu put me in a situation
Goin' through soft-core mutation.
Goin' through soft-core mutation.
"Gut Feeling / (Slap Your Mammy)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I got a gun, feel it
Original Lyrics:
I got a gut feeling
"Gut Feeling / (Slap Your Mammy)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got a gun, if you need it.
Original Lyrics:
I got a gut feeling
"Gut Feeling / (Slap Your Mammy)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I've got a gun, so beat it
Original Lyrics:
I got a gut feeling
"Gut Feeling / (Slap Your Mammy)" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Set the baby down, set the baby - got a gun
Original Lyrics:
Slap your mammy down Slap your pappy down again
"Jocko Homo" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Are we not men? We are hippos.
Original Lyrics:
Are we not men? We are Devo.
"Jocko Homo" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
God made man, but a monkey looks like a dude.
Original Lyrics:
God made man, but a monkey supplied the glue.
"Jocko Homo" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Monkey man has to stoop
He's using grass to wipe up his poop
Are we not men
We are Devo
He's using grass to wipe up his poop
Are we not men
We are Devo
Original Lyrics:
monkey men in business suits
They all go dance the poot
Are we not men
We are Devo
They all go dance the poot
Are we not men
We are Devo
We sang that particular mishear until it became unbecoming for our age and stage in life
"Jocko Homo" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Some keep it all
In business suits
Teachers and critters
All dance the boot
In business suits
Teachers and critters
All dance the boot
Original Lyrics:
Monkey men all
In business suits
Teachers and critics
All dance the poot
In business suits
Teachers and critics
All dance the poot
"Jocko Homo" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We give it up all made man
But he used the monkey to do her
Apes in the plan
The walking rumor
I can walk like an ape, talk like an ape
Like you don’t wanna forget who
God made man, but he monkey "du ply de glue"
But he used the monkey to do her
Apes in the plan
The walking rumor
I can walk like an ape, talk like an ape
Like you don’t wanna forget who
God made man, but he monkey "du ply de glue"
Original Lyrics:
(All together now)
God made man
But he used the monkey to do it
Apes in the plan
We're all here to prove it
I can walk like an ape
Talk like an ape
Do what monkey do
God made man
But a monkey supplied the glue
God made man
But he used the monkey to do it
Apes in the plan
We're all here to prove it
I can walk like an ape
Talk like an ape
Do what monkey do
God made man
But a monkey supplied the glue
"March On"
Misheard Lyrics:
Lettuce froze
Original Lyrics:
Letters froze
"Mongoloid" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And he brought home Jamaicans
Original Lyrics:
And he brought home the bacon
"Mongoloid" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Mongoloid he was a mongoloid
tell me what he could see
and he went ahead
and he had a child
and he went home the bake it
so that no one knew
tell me what he could see
and he went ahead
and he had a child
and he went home the bake it
so that no one knew
Original Lyrics:
Mongoloid he was a mongoloid
and it determined what he could see
and he wore a hat
and he had a job
and he brought home the bacon
so that no one knew
and it determined what he could see
and he wore a hat
and he had a job
and he brought home the bacon
so that no one knew
"Mr DNA"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's an altruistic puma
Original Lyrics:
He's an altruistic pervert
"Mr DNA"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's movin' 'round mahts-maht the reality
Calm and stormy weather - around the clock!
We shot the poles in the hole
Calm and stormy weather - around the clock!
We shot the poles in the hole
Original Lyrics:
Suburban robots that monitor reality
Common stock
We work around the clock
We shove the poles in the holes holes
Common stock
We work around the clock
We shove the poles in the holes holes
"Mr DNA"
Misheard Lyrics:
we shot the pope in the balls
Original Lyrics:
we shove the poles in the holes
"Mr. DNA"
Misheard Lyrics:
He's an atheistic pooper
Original Lyrics:
He's an altruistic pervert
"Mr. DNA"
Misheard Lyrics:
Hurts to be an egg
Original Lyrics:
Mr. DNA
"Peek-a-Boo" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Jiggaboo, I can smell you
Original Lyrics:
Peek-a-boo, I can see you
"Peek-a-Boo" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
So put your hands on your face
And cover up your eyes
Don't look until I signal PIKACHU!!!
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha PIKACHU!!
And cover up your eyes
Don't look until I signal PIKACHU!!!
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha PIKACHU!!
Original Lyrics:
So put your hands on your face
And cover up your eyes
Don't look until I signal Peekaboo
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha Peekaboo
And cover up your eyes
Don't look until I signal Peekaboo
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha Peekaboo
"That's Pep" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Come back with a smile 'cause you know
You get the best of the one-man show
That's pep.
You get the best of the one-man show
That's pep.
Original Lyrics:
Come back with a smile 'cause you know
You get the best of the whole damn show
That's pep!
You get the best of the whole damn show
That's pep!
"Uncontrollable Urge" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Got an uncontrollable urge, it makes me scream and s**t!
Original Lyrics:
Got an uncontrollable urge, let me...scream and shout it!
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
A problem comes along, you be strippin'
Original Lyrics:
When a problem comes along, you must whip it
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Ashley Whippet
Whippet good.
Whippet good.
Original Lyrics:
I say whip it
Whip it good.
Whip it good.
Ashley Whippet was the famous frisbee catching dog.
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Tattoo the Tattoo, it's not too late
or
Tattoo detective, it's not too late
or
Right to detention, it's not too late...
or
Back to the castle, it's not too late
or
Back to the castle, it's not too late
Original Lyrics:
Try to detect it, it's not too late
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Correct that whip!
Give the pass a slip.
Give the pass a slip.
Original Lyrics:
Crack that whip!
Give the past the slip.
Give the past the slip.
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Crack that rib.
Give that ass a slap
Step on a grape.
Break your mama's bat.
Give that ass a slap
Step on a grape.
Break your mama's bat.
Original Lyrics:
Crack that whip.
Give the pass a slip.
Step on a crack.
Break your mama's back.
Give the pass a slip.
Step on a crack.
Break your mama's back.
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Crack that whip!
Give the face a slap!
Step on a break,
break your mama's back.
Give the face a slap!
Step on a break,
break your mama's back.
Original Lyrics:
Crack that whip!
Give the pass a slip.
Step on a crack,
break your mama's back.
Give the pass a slip.
Step on a crack,
break your mama's back.
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Crack that whip
With the passin' slut
S*** on a brick
Break your mama's back.
With the passin' slut
S*** on a brick
Break your mama's back.
Original Lyrics:
Crack that whip
Give the past the slip
Step on a crack
Break your mama's back.
Give the past the slip
Step on a crack
Break your mama's back.
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Crack that whip
Give the vice a slip
Step on a crack
Break your mamas back.
Give the vice a slip
Step on a crack
Break your mamas back.
Original Lyrics:
Crack that whip
Give the pass a slip
Step on a crack
Break your mama's back.
Give the pass a slip
Step on a crack
Break your mama's back.
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Crap and whip
Give the mints some slip.
Give the mints some slip.
Original Lyrics:
Crack that whip
Give the past the slip.
Give the past the slip.
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Get off the track,
break your mama's back.
break your mama's back.
Original Lyrics:
Step on a crack,
break your mama's back.
break your mama's back.
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Give the face a slap.
or
Give the pests the slip.
or
Give the pests the slip.
Original Lyrics:
Give the past a slip.
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Give that ass a slap
or
Give the pastor a shake
or
Give the pastor a shake
Original Lyrics:
Give the past the slip
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Give your friends the slip.
Original Lyrics:
Give the past the slip.
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Go bowling
Move ahead
Try to detective
It's not too late.
Move ahead
Try to detective
It's not too late.
Original Lyrics:
Go forward
Move ahead
Try to detect it
It's not too late.
Move ahead
Try to detect it
It's not too late.
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Tatoos are tacky
or
Tattoo your forehead
or
Right to the taxi
or
Go to detention!
or
Go to detention!
Original Lyrics:
Try to detect it
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I say whippit
Whippit's good
Whippit's good
Original Lyrics:
I say whip it
Whip it good.
Whip it good.
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Like two detectives, it's not too late.
Original Lyrics:
Try to detect it, it's not too late
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Right to the taxi, it's not too late
Original Lyrics:
Try to detect it, it's not too late
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Run to the taxi
It's not too late
It's not too late
Original Lyrics:
Try to detect it
It's not too late
It's not too late
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Step on the brake, break your mama's back.
Original Lyrics:
Step on a crack, break your mama's back.
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Straight to the taxi, it's not too late.
Original Lyrics:
Try to detect it, it's not too late
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Tatoo a Texan
It's not too late.
It's not too late.
Original Lyrics:
Try to detect it
It's not too late.
It's not too late.
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Tattoo detected, it's not too late
Original Lyrics:
Try to detect it, it's not too late
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Tattoo the Texas. It’s not too late.
Original Lyrics:
Try to detect it, it's not too late
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Tattoo the taxi, it's not too late
Original Lyrics:
Try to detect it, it's not too late
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Tattoo to Texas
Original Lyrics:
Try to detect it, it's not too late
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Until the creatures get too long
Original Lyrics:
Before the cream sits out too long
"Whip It" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
When a rubber comes along,
You must lick it
You must lick it
Original Lyrics:
When a problem comes along,
You must whip it
You must whip it
"Working in the Coal Mine" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, I been working in a gold mine
Original Lyrics:
Well, I been working in a coal mine
"Working in the Coal Mine" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, I've been working in Tacoma
Going down in Dallas
Going down in Dallas
Original Lyrics:
Well, I been working in a coal mine
Going down, down, down
Going down, down, down
"Working in the Coal Mine" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Well, I've been working in a coma
Original Lyrics:
Well, I been working in a coal mine
"Working in the Coal Mine" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Workin' in a bowl and I'm goin' downtown.
Original Lyrics:
Well, I been working in a coal mine
Going down, down, down
Going down, down, down
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