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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> G -> The Guess Who
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 The Guess Who 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 96 misheard song lyrics for The Guess Who on amIright currently.
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"Albert Flasher" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And Baby was a work chapeau.
Original Lyrics:
My baby was a work shop owner.
"Albert Flasher" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
And Michael was a movie maker.
Original Lyrics:
And Michael was a moonbeam maker.
"Albert Flasher" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby and me were raspberry pickin'
Original Lyrics:
Baby and me were ripe for the pickin'
"Albert Flasher" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I was a Berkshire Boner
Original Lyrics:
I was a workshop owner in the gulch for the people.
"Albert Flasher" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I was a bookshop owner
Original Lyrics:
I was a workshop owner
"Albert Flasher" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I was a workshop owner in the college for the people.
Original Lyrics:
I was a workshop owner in the gulch for the people.
"Albert Flasher" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I was a workshop owner with guns for the people.
Original Lyrics:
I was a workshop owner in the gulch for the people.
"Albert Flasher" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
It was a workshop owner
Original Lyrics:
I was a workshop owner
"Albert Flasher" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
My baby was a work shy bonehead
Original Lyrics:
My baby was a work shop owner.
"Albert Flasher" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
My baby was a work shy boner
Original Lyrics:
My baby was a work shop owner.
"Albert Flasher" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
That was the day we ran into Albert Schweitzer
Original Lyrics:
That was the day we ran into Albert Flasher
"American Woman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
American woman gonna measure mine.
Original Lyrics:
American woman gonna mess your mind.
"American Woman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
American woman, mama let me pee-pee
Original Lyrics:
American woman, mama let me be-e
"American Woman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
American woman, mama set me free
Original Lyrics:
American woman, mama let me be
"American Woman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Coloured lights can hit the tires
Sparkle someone else's eyes.
Sparkle someone else's eyes.
Original Lyrics:
Coloured lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes.
Sparkle someone else's eyes.
"American Woman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Goodbye, American woman
Goodbye, American s***.
Goodbye, American s***.
Original Lyrics:
Goodbye, American woman
Goodbye, American chick.
Goodbye, American chick.
"American Woman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't need your gallant speech.
Original Lyrics:
I don't need your ghetto scenes.
"American Woman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't need your ghetto machines
Original Lyrics:
I don't need your ghetto scene
"American Woman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't need your war machines,
I don't need your kerosene
I don't need your kerosene
Original Lyrics:
I don't need your war machines,
I don't need your ghetto scene
I don't need your ghetto scene
"American Woman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I don't need your war regimes
Original Lyrics:
I don't need your war machines
This song was covered in 1999 by Lenny Kravitz, who says "war machines" very clearly. The mondegreen is for the original Guess Who version.
"American Woman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm gonna leave you, woman
By five, by five
By five, by five
By five, by five
By five, by five
Original Lyrics:
I'm gonna leave you, woman
Bye-bye, bye-bye
Bye-bye, bye-bye
Bye-bye, bye-bye
Bye-bye, bye-bye
"Bus Rider" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm so awful glad I'm not in your shoes
Original Lyrics:
I'm so awful godamned glad I'm not in your shoes
"Clap For The Wolfman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Black Water woman
Original Lyrics:
Clap for the Wolfman.
"Clap For The Wolfman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Black Florida woman
or
Plaque for the wolfman
or
Plaque for the wolfman
Original Lyrics:
Clap for the Wolfman
"Clap for the Wolfman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Clap for the Wolfman
He gonna make your record high
He gonna make your record high
Original Lyrics:
Clap for the Wolfman
He gonna rate your record high
He gonna rate your record high
"Clap for the Wolfman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Clap for the Wolfman
He won't rate your record high
Clap for the Wolfman
He don't dig you 'til the day you die
He won't rate your record high
Clap for the Wolfman
He don't dig you 'til the day you die
Original Lyrics:
Clap for the Wolfman
He gonna rate your record high
Clap for the Wolfman
You gonna dig him 'til the day you die
He gonna rate your record high
Clap for the Wolfman
You gonna dig him 'til the day you die
"Clap for the Wolfman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Clap for the Wolfman
He's gonna bake your wreck a pie
He's gonna bake your wreck a pie
Original Lyrics:
Clap for the Wolfman
He gonna rate your record high
He gonna rate your record high
"Clap for the Wolfman" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Give me just one kid
Original Lyrics:
Give me just one kiss
"Follow Your Daughter Home" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Calling your daughter a ho
Original Lyrics:
Follow your daughter home
Song written by Burton Cummings, a member of The Guess Who. But he did not perform a solo version of it. Therefore it should be credited to the Guess Who as a band.
"Glamour Boy"
Misheard Lyrics:
Climb onboard
Original Lyrics:
Glamour boy
"Guns, Guns, Guns" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You be the red king, I'll be the other one.
Original Lyrics:
You be the red king, I'll be the yellow pawn.
"Hand Me Down World" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Anyone here see that fuzzy was a loving cup explosion?
Original Lyrics:
Anyone here see the fuzzy-wuzzy, loving cup explosion?
"Hand Me Down World" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I think we listened
or
I think we whispered
or
I think we whispered
Original Lyrics:
I think we missed it
"New Mother Nature" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Chakka says, 'No!', and I believe her.
Original Lyrics:
Jocko says, 'Yes', and I believe him.
"No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
It's the two buggered angels raping Oprah.
Original Lyrics:
It's the new Mother Nature taking over.
"No Sugar Tonight" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
No poontang tonight in my coffee
No poontang tonight in my tea
No poontang tonight in my tea
Original Lyrics:
No sugar tonight in my coffee
No sugar tonight in my tea
No sugar tonight in my tea
"No Sugar Tonight" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
No sugar tonight in my coffee
No sugar tonight on my feet.
No sugar tonight on my feet.
Original Lyrics:
No sugar tonight in my coffee
No sugar tonight in my tea.
No sugar tonight in my tea.
"No Sugar Tonight" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
No sugar tonight in my coffin
No sugar tonight in my teets
No sugar tonight in my teets
Original Lyrics:
No sugar tonight in my coffee
No sugar tonight in my tea
No sugar tonight in my tea
"No Sugar Tonight" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
No sugar tonight, McCarthy
No sugar tonight, Monty
No sugar tonight, Monty
Original Lyrics:
No sugar tonight in my coffee
No sugar tonight in my tea
No sugar tonight in my tea
"No Sugar Tonight" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
No sugar tonight, because of you
No sugar tonight, not me!
No sugar tonight, not me!
Original Lyrics:
No sugar tonight, in my coffee
No sugar tonight, in my tea.
No sugar tonight, in my tea.
"No Sugar Tonight" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
She's gettin' dissolved.
Original Lyrics:
She's getting us all.
"No Sugar Tonight" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
She's killing us all.
Original Lyrics:
She's getting us all.
"No Sugar Tonight" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
She's killing us all.
Original Lyrics:
She's getting us all.
"No Time" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Different colored proton things
Original Lyrics:
Distant roads are calling me
"No Time" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
No time for the killing dwarves
Original Lyrics:
No time for the killing floor
"No Time" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
No time for the killing four
Original Lyrics:
No time for the killing floor.
"No Time" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
No time for the killing thaw.
Original Lyrics:
No time for the killing floor.
"No Time" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
There's no time left for Blue's Clues
Original Lyrics:
There's no time left for you
It kind of sounded like "you" was pronounced with more than one syllable, hence why it sounds like Blue's Clues.
"No Time" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
There's no time left for Lulu
or
There's no time left for Lou Lou
or
There's no time left for Lou Lou
Original Lyrics:
There's no time left for you
"No Time" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You died and died and died and died.
Original Lyrics:
Do da n da n da n da.
"Orly"
Misheard Lyrics:
Flames are comin' down
Original Lyrics:
Planes are comin' down
"Orly"
Misheard Lyrics:
Have a look at younger sister of my life
Original Lyrics:
Have a look at younger sister of my dad
"Runnin' Back To Saskatoon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Branded, jealous and a medicine hack
Sing another prairie tune.
Sing another prairie tune.
Original Lyrics:
Red Deer, Terrace and a Medicine Hat
Sing another prairie tune.
Sing another prairie tune.
"Runnin' Back To Saskatoon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
This tune is homegrown
Don't come from Hong Kong.
Don't come from Hong Kong.
Original Lyrics:
This spirit is homegrown
Don't come from Hong Kong.
Don't come from Hong Kong.
Editor's note: I google-searched these lyrics and found a dispute as to whether the word is "tune" or "dirt" or "spirit"; most of the lyrics sites said "spirit", so I'm going with that one.
"Runnin' Back To Saskatoon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
This tune is homegrown
Don't come from Hog Town.
Don't come from Hog Town.
Original Lyrics:
This tune is homegrown
Don't come from Hong Kong.
Don't come from Hong Kong.
"Runnin' Back to Saskatoon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Red Deer, Terrace and a Medicine Hat
Sing another prayer or two branded.
Sing another prayer or two branded.
Original Lyrics:
Red Deer, Terrace and a Medicine Hat
Sing another prairie tune.
Sing another prairie tune.
"Runnin' Back to Saskatoon" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Red Deer, Terrace and a Medicine Hat
Sing another prayer or two
Sing another prayer or two
Original Lyrics:
Red Deer, Terrace and a Medicine Hat
Sing another prairie tune
Sing another prairie tune
"Shakin' All Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
I got snakes in my bible
Original Lyrics:
I got shakes in my thigh bone
"Share The Land" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby I'll be there to bare the land
Baby I'll be there to share the land.
Baby I'll be there to share the land.
Original Lyrics:
Maybe I'll be there to shake your hand
Maybe I'll be there to share the land.
Maybe I'll be there to share the land.
"Share The Land" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby I'll be there to bare the land
Baby I'll be there to share the land.
Baby I'll be there to share the land.
Original Lyrics:
Maybe I'll be there to take your hand
Maybe I'll be there to share the land.
Maybe I'll be there to share the land.
"Share The Land" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Baby I'll be there to bare the land
Baby I'll be there to share the land
Debbie, give it away.
Baby I'll be there to share the land
Debbie, give it away.
Original Lyrics:
Maybe I'll be there to take your hand
Maybe I'll be there to share the land
That they'll be giving away.
Maybe I'll be there to share the land
That they'll be giving away.
"Share The Land" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Shaby I'll be there to bare the land,
Shaby I'll be there to share the land
Shaby I'll be there to share the land
Original Lyrics:
Maybe I'll be there to take your hand,
Maybe I'll be there to share the land
Maybe I'll be there to share the land
"Share the Land" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Maybe I'll be there for Chevrolet
Original Lyrics:
Maybe I'll be there to share the land
"The New Mother Nature"
Misheard Lyrics:
'Cause it's the new mother nature taking over
It's the new spandex lady come to call
It's the new mother nature taking over
She's getting a thong, she's getting a thong.
It's the new spandex lady come to call
It's the new mother nature taking over
She's getting a thong, she's getting a thong.
Original Lyrics:
'Cause it's the new mother nature taking over
It's the new splendid lady come to call
It's the new mother nature taking over
She's getting us all, she's getting us all.
It's the new splendid lady come to call
It's the new mother nature taking over
She's getting us all, she's getting us all.
"The New Mother Nature"
Misheard Lyrics:
Here's to you, Mother Nature, taking over
Original Lyrics:
It's the new mother nature taking over
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Decide a primate
Original Lyrics:
These eyes are cryin'
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Design a peanut butta beeta betta boota butta mitt shoes
Original Lyrics:
These eyes have seen a lot of loves
But they're never gonna see another one like I had with you
But they're never gonna see another one like I had with you
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Design a peanut butter bitta beeta boota butta batta mitt shoes
Original Lyrics:
These eyes have seen a lot of loves
But they're never gonna see another one like I had with you
But they're never gonna see another one like I had with you
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Designs cry every night for you.
Original Lyrics:
These eyes cry every night for you.
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Jean size - they're not tight
Original Lyrics:
These eyes are cryin'
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Levi's have seen a lot of love.
Original Lyrics:
These eyes have seen a lot of love.
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Levi's
Original Lyrics:
These Eyes
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Levis cry every night for you
Original Lyrics:
these eyes cry every night for you
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Levis
Original Lyrics:
These eyes
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sew curtains on me, yeah!
Original Lyrics:
The hurtin' on me, yeah
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
The hurtin' uneasy
Original Lyrics:
The hurtin' on me, yeah
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
These arms, cry every night, oo-woo
Original Lyrics:
These eyes, cry every night, for you
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
You smoke it.
Original Lyrics:
You spoke it.
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
You stunk it
Original Lyrics:
You spoke it
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're frozen
Original Lyrics:
You broke it
"These Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
You're smoking
Original Lyrics:
You spoke it
"Undun" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sheez come undun.
Original Lyrics:
She's come undone.
'Undun' is the misspelled word, 'Undone' is the correct word.
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