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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 Seekers 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 45 misheard song lyrics for The Seekers on amIright currently.
"A World Of Our Own" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Now you'll live Saturdays
So far away I've roamed.
So far away I've roamed.
Original Lyrics:
Now your lips can erase
The heartaches I've known.
The heartaches I've known.
"A World of Our Own" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Far away from the bus I'll find the bright city lights
Original Lyrics:
Far away from the bustle and the bright city lights
"All My Trials"
Misheard Lyrics:
If liver was a thing that money could buy
Original Lyrics:
If living was a thing that money can buy
"Chilly Winds"
Misheard Lyrics:
Ooooo! I'm gonna love you when I'm gone
Original Lyrics:
Who's gonna love you when I'm gone?
"Come The Day"
Misheard Lyrics:
A time when every man will be a swan.
Original Lyrics:
A time when every man will be as one.
"Georgy Girl" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Nobody and me could ever see the loneliness there.
Original Lyrics:
Nobody you meet could ever see the loneliness there.
"Georgy Girl" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Nobody unique could ever see the loneliness there.
Original Lyrics:
Nobody you meet could ever see the loneliness there.
"Georgy Girl" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Some shed those downy feathers and try
Original Lyrics:
So shed those dowdy feathers and fly
"Georgy Girl" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
You're always window shopping but never stop in Dubai
Original Lyrics:
You're always window shopping but never stopping to buy
"I'll Never Find Another You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
If they gave me a fortune,
My treasure would befall
My treasure would befall
Original Lyrics:
If they gave me a fortune,
My pleasure would be small
My pleasure would be small
"I’ll Never Find Another You" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Forever and today
Original Lyrics:
Forever and a day
"Lonesome Traveler"
Misheard Lyrics:
I travel Poland and I travel Hungary.
Original Lyrics:
I've travelled cold and then I've travelled hungry.
"Red Rubber Ball"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's somethin' and it's shinin' like a red rubber ball.
Original Lyrics:
It's bouncin', and it's shinin' like a red rubber ball.
"Red Rubber Ball"
Misheard Lyrics:
You never cared what cigarettes I could buy
Original Lyrics:
You never cared what secrets I'd confide
"Sinner Man"
Misheard Lyrics:
The Lord took Sinner Man,
And shut him in a prison
And shut him in a prison
Original Lyrics:
The Lord said,
"Sinner Man, you should've been a'prayin' "
"Sinner Man, you should've been a'prayin' "
"Some Day, One Day" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
We can share those dreams we had
Original Lyrics:
We can share those dreams we've planned
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
But the joys of love I'm greeting
Going now and far and by.
Going now and far and by.
Original Lyrics:
But the joys of love are fleeting
For Pierrot and Columbine.
For Pierrot and Columbine.
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
But the joys of love are fleeting
Poppy, Rose and Columbine.
Poppy, Rose and Columbine.
Original Lyrics:
But the joys of love are fleeting
For Pierrot and Columbine.
For Pierrot and Columbine.
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Coffee roll and Columbine
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Coffee scrolls and columbine
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
Coffee scrolls are a doughy sweet (with no coffee in them) and so is a Columbine. It made sense to me. Makes me wonder 'bout the real lyrics though.
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Far below and Columbine
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Far below and far on high
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Far berow and columbine
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Far we rove and columbine
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
For Pete Rose and Columbine
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
For dear olden pal o'mine
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Normie Rowe and Columbine
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
Normie Rowe was an extremely popular singer in Australia around the same time The Seekers were successful. Columbines were a type of caramel-chocolate confectionery sold in Australia.
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Pompey Row and Columbine
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Poppy row and Columbine
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Poppy, Rose and Columbine
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Poppy, Rose and Columbine
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Porky roll and come on by
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Porky roll and come on by
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Porphyro and Columbine
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Prairie rose and columbine.
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Rocky road and columbine
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Sausage rolls and Columbine
Original Lyrics:
For Pierrot and Columbine
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Though the carnival is over
I will laugh until I cry
I will laugh until I cry
Original Lyrics:
Though the carnival is over
I will love you til I die
I will love you til I die
"The Carnival Is Over" (MP3)
Misheard Lyrics:
Though the carnival is over I will drug you 'til I die
Original Lyrics:
Though the carnival is over I will love you 'til I die
"These Bones Are Gonna Rise Again"
Misheard Lyrics:
Out of this garden you must git
Go earn your living by your s***.
Go earn your living by your s***.
Original Lyrics:
Out of this garden, you must get
Go earn your living by your sweat.
Go earn your living by your sweat.
"With My Swag All On My Shoulder"
Misheard Lyrics:
We steered our course for Portland Town
Then northwest to buy a rat
Then northwest to buy a rat
Original Lyrics:
We steered our course for Portland Town
Then northwest to Ballarat
Then northwest to Ballarat
"You Can Tell The World"
Misheard Lyrics:
Heard the Lord, he smote the world
Yes, he did, yes, he did
Told about the farmer flame in hand
Yes, he did, yes, he did.
Yes, he did, yes, he did
Told about the farmer flame in hand
Yes, he did, yes, he did.
Original Lyrics:
Heard the Lord, he smote the world
Yes, he did, yes, he did
Told about the fires that flame in Hell
Yes, he did, yes, he did.
Yes, he did, yes, he did
Told about the fires that flame in Hell
Yes, he did, yes, he did.
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