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This page contains all the misheard lyrics for Curtis Mayfield that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996.
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There are 14 misheard song lyrics for Curtis Mayfield on amIright currently.
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"(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All G" (MP3)
Police and their backers
They're all political lackeys
Police and their backers
They're all political actors
"Diamond in the Back"
Sunroof top
Diggin' the scene with a Gangsterline
Sunroof top
Diggin' the scene with a gangsta lean
Fred Estair, that's what I said
Freddy's dead, that's what I said
Got to get melon now
Got to get mellow now
I love Pushkin.
I'm your pusherman.
I love Pushkin
I'm your pusherman
The man of the hour
Has a whale of great power
The man of the hour
Has an air of great power
The man of the owl
The man of the hour
The man of the tower has hair of great power
(Later)
This captain slug
or
This captain slump had a lot, was a dump
The man of the hour has an air of great power
(Later)
This cat of the slum had a mind, wasn't dumb
The man of the tower
Has hair of great power
(later)
This captain slug
or
This captain slump
Had a lot, was a dump
The man of the hour
Has an air of great power
(later)
This cat of the slum
Had a mind, wasn't dumb
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