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There are 38 misheard song lyrics for Randy Newman on amIright currently.
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My daddy was Obama
My daddy was a barber
Cleveland, even now I can't remember
Cleveland, even now I can remember
"Guilty"
Got some whiskey from Obama
Got some whiskey from the barman
"I Love L.A."
Ate New York City
Hate New York City
"I Love L.A."
Going down Arrow Highway
Rollin' down the Imperial Highway
"I Love L.A."
Hey New York City
Hate New York City
"I Love L.A."
I love a lay
I Love L.A.
"I Love L.A."
I’m not your age
I Love L.A.
"I Love to See Ya Smile"
I love a Caesar salad
I love to see ya smile
"I Love to See You Smile"
I love to hear you snore
or
I love to sing a song
I love to see you smile
"I Love to See You Smile"
I love to see your snout
I love to see you smile
"I Love to See You Smile"
I was born to make it happen
I was born to make you happy
"It's a Jungle Out There (Monk theme song)"
It's a bungle out there
This odor and confusion
It's a jungle out there
Disorder and confusion
"It's a Jungle Out There (Monk theme song)"
It's a jumble out there
It's a jungle out there
"It's a Jungle Out There"
Poised in the derrière with Brie
Poisoning the very air we breath
"It's a Jungle Out There"
Pores are in the very air you breathe
Poison in the very air you breathe
"It's a Jungle Out There"
This order is confusing
Disorder and confusion
"It's a Jungle Out There"
Use a shovel out there
It's a jungle out there
"Masterman and Baby J" (MP3)
Here comes the man who masturbates Jake.
Here come the Masterman and Baby J.
"Rednecks"
Last night it's soulless stematics on a TV show
With some smart ass New York Jew
And the Jew laughed at the stematics
And the audience laughed at the stematics too
Last night I saw Lester Maddox on a TV show
With some smart ass New York Jew
And the Jew laughed at Lester Maddox
And the audience laughed at Lester Maddox too
I decided that stematics must be some sort of statistics. I really don't know why.
"Rednecks"
Went in drunk, come out drunk too
Went in dumb, come out dumb too
"Sail Away"
In a miracle, you get food to eat.
In America, you get food to eat.
"Short People"
Short people got no measles
Short people got no reason
"Short People"
Show people got no reason
Short people got no reason
"Short People"
Sure, people got no reason
Short people got no reason
"Short People"
Your people got no reason
Short people got no reason
"Simon Smith & His Amazing Dancing Bear." (MP3)
It's amazing how bad people can be.
It's amazing how fair people can be.
"Simon Smith & His Amazing Dancing Bear." (MP3)
Oh, I'll step out in style
With my sexy smile I'll be dancing bare.
Oh, I'll step out in style
With my sincere smile and my dancing bear.
"Simon Smith & His Amazing Dancing Bear." (MP3)
Oh, I'll step out in style
With my sissy smile and my dancing bear.
Oh, I'll step out in style
With my sincere smile and my dancing bear.
"Strange Things"
Space age
or
Space ranger
Strange things
"Under the Gun (Cop Rock theme)" (MP3)
Let's hic the highway
Let's hit the highway
"Hic" as in hiccup.
"You've Got a Friend in Me"
It's me and you boss
It's me and you, boy
"You've Got a Friend in Me"
When the road is up ahead
And your mouths and mouths
From your baseball bed
You just remember what the hotel said
Boy, you've got a friend in me
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles
From your nice warm bed
You just remember what your old pal said
Boy, you've got a friend in me
"You've Got a Friend in Me"
When the road looks rough a hit
And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bitch
When the road looks rough ahead
And you're miles and miles from your nice warm bed
"You've Got a Friend in Me"
You've got Raggedy
You've Got a Friend in Me
As in Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy.
"You've Got a Friend in Me"
You've got a friend in meat
You've got a friend in me
"You’ve Got a Friend in Me"
You’re gonna see it’s our gasoline
You’re gonna see it’s our destiny