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 Los Lobos that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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There are 10 misheard song lyrics for Los Lobos on amIright currently.
"Come On, Let's Go" (MP3)
Tell me that you'll never eat me
Tell me that you'll never leave me
"Handy Manny Theme Song"
Twist and turn, make it time
Twist and turn, make it tight
"La Bamba"
Ay! Ya riba, ya riba (“Ouch! I’m a fish, I’m a fish”, in Russian)
Ay arriba, arriba
"La Bamba"
Da-da, da-da
Bamba, bamba
"La Bamba"
So it can't be done, so it can't be done.
Soy capitan, soy capitan.
"La Bamba"
So you copy cat, so you copy cat
Soy capitan, soy capitan
"La Bamba"
Some copycat, some copycat
or
Some coffee pot, some coffee pot
Soy capitan, soy capitan
"La Bamba"
Toy coffee pot, toy coffee pot
Soy capitan, soy capitan
"La Bamba"
Yo no soy my dinero
Soy capitan, soy capitan
Yo no soy marinero
Soy capitan, soy capitan
The misheard lines translate (loosely) as: I'm not (my) money/I'm a captain.
The correct lines translate as: I'm not a sailor/I'm a captain.
"La Bamba"
You want a piece of this?
Por ti sera
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