Making fun of music, one song at a time. Since the year 2000.
Check out the two amIright misheard lyrics books including one book devoted to misheard lyrics of the 1980s.
Misheard Lyrics -> New Entries for February 27, 2025
Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody. For more information about the misheard lyrics available on this site, please read our FAQ.
1950s | |
Johnny Cash's, "Rock Island Line"
Misheard Lyrics: Rock on the line, she's a mighty control
Original Lyrics: Rock Island Line, she's a mighty good road
|
|
1960s | |
Johnny Horton's, "North to Alaska"
Misheard Lyrics: Yes, Sam McCord was a mighty man
In the year of '91 Original Lyrics: Yes, Sam McCord was a mighty man
In the year of 1901 |
|
1970s | |
KC & The Sunshine Band's, "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty"
Misheard Lyrics: Get yourself to dance
Original Lyrics: Give yourself a chance
|
KC & The Sunshine Band's, "I'm Your Boogie Man"
Misheard Lyrics: I'm your bookie man
Original Lyrics: I'm your boogie man
|
1980s | |
The Smiths', "This Charming Man"
Misheard Lyrics: . . .will nature make me Man of the Year?
Original Lyrics: Punctured bicycle
On a hillside desolate, Will nature make a man of me yet? |
|
1990s | |
Madonna's, "This Used to Be My Playground"
Misheard Lyrics: Keep your seat belt tight
Original Lyrics: Keep your head held high
|
|
Madonna's, "Vogue"
Misheard Lyrics: If you're avoiding a girl
Original Lyrics: If you're a boy or a girl
|
|
2000s | |
Blake Shelton's, "Ol' Red"
Misheard Lyrics: And the woman sang
Come on somebody Why don't you run Old Red's itching to have a little fun Get my ladder Get my gun Red'll have you treed before the morning comes Original Lyrics: And the warden sang
Come on somebody Why don't you run Old Red's itching to have a little fun Get my lantern Get my gun Red'll have you treed before the morning comes |
|
Bowling for Soup's, "Girl All the Bad Guys Want"
Misheard Lyrics: It's not Judge Judy
or It's like Judge Judy Original Lyrics: It's like a bad movie
|
Halestorm's, "Dirty Work"
Misheard Lyrics: To my tailor, to my tailor
Original Lyrics: Do my dirty work, do my dirty work
|
Mariah Carey's, "We Belong Together"
Misheard Lyrics: HBO on cable
Original Lyrics: We belong together
|
Rihanna featuring Sean Paul's, "Break It Off"
Misheard Lyrics: Freak me out tonight
Original Lyrics: Break it off tonight
|
Rihanna's, "Break It Off"
Misheard Lyrics: Freak me out tonight
Original Lyrics: Break it off tonight
|
|
2010s | |
Halestorm's, "Daughters of Darkness"
Misheard Lyrics: Dollars to donuts, sister success
Original Lyrics: Daughters of darkness, sisters insane
|
|
country | |
Brad Paisley's, "Two People Fell in Love"
Misheard Lyrics: The whole Wilson family's lined up fillin' their favorite plates
Original Lyrics: The whole Wilson family's lined up fillin' their paper plates
|
Charlie Rich's, "Mohair Sam"
Misheard Lyrics: Fast talkin', slow walkin'
Good lookin' romance track Original Lyrics: Fast talkin', slow walkin'
Good lookin' Mohair Sam |
Charlie Rich's, "Mohair Sam"
Misheard Lyrics: Fast talkin', slow walkin'
Ooh, walkin' Calf's path Original Lyrics: Fast talkin', slow walkin'
Good lookin' Mohair Sam |
Clint Black's, "Desperado"
Misheard Lyrics: Don't you try the queen of diamonds, boy
Original Lyrics: Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
|
Clint Black's, "Desperado"
Misheard Lyrics: Then you losest all you had to lose
or Then you're losin' all you had to lose or When you're losin' all you had to lose or When you're losin' all your highs and lows Original Lyrics: And you're losin' all your highs and lows
|
Florida Georgia Line's, "Dayum Baby"
Misheard Lyrics: you got me like down baby, down baby, down
Original Lyrics: you got me like dayum baby, dayum baby, dayum
|
Gretchen Wilson's, "Redneck Woman"
Misheard Lyrics: I say "hey y’all" anyhow.
Original Lyrics: I say "hey y’all" and "yee-haw"
|
Gretchen Wilson's, "Work Hard, Play Harder"
Misheard Lyrics: Double gone, double guarder
… Double gone, double gone, double gone Double guarder Original Lyrics: I work hard, I play harder
… I work hard, I work hard, I work hard I play harder |
James Bonamy's, "I Don't Think I Will"
Misheard Lyrics: I was so afraid I'd spend my whole life not knowing how to steal
Original Lyrics: I was so afraid I'd spend my whole life not knowing how this feels
|
John Michael Montgomery's, "I Love the Way You Love Me"
Misheard Lyrics: I like the feel of your mane on my lips
Original Lyrics: I like the feel of your name on my lips
|
John Michael Montgomery's, "I Swear"
Misheard Lyrics: I'll build your dreams with decent hands
Original Lyrics: I'll build your dreams with these two hands
|
John Michael Montgomery's, "I Swear"
Misheard Lyrics: Till death do its part
Original Lyrics: Till death do us part
|
Kathy Mattea's, "Clown in Your Rodeo"
Misheard Lyrics: I ain't gonna be the rope for your do-si-do
Original Lyrics: I ain't gonna be the floor for your do-si-do
|
Michael Martin Murphey's, "Long Line of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: We have come from the hard land we love
Original Lyrics: You see I come from a long line of love
|
Paul Brandt's, "It's a Beautiful Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Had to bustle for them chairs and the best pew
Original Lyrics: Had to put some folding chairs in the vestibule
|
Phil Vassar's, "Love Is a Beautiful Thing"
Misheard Lyrics: Had to bustle for them chairs and the best pew
Original Lyrics: Had to put some folding chairs in the vestibule
|
Roger Miller's, "Dang Me"
Misheard Lyrics: Hang me, hang me
They'll take a rope and hang me Original Lyrics: Dang me, dang me
They oughta take a rope and hang me |
Sara Evans', "Coalmine"
Misheard Lyrics: She don't make enough calamine
Original Lyrics: He goes back to that coalmine
|
Shania Twain's, "Love Gets Me Every Time"
Misheard Lyrics: I had it comin'
'Til I was stubborn Original Lyrics: I had it covered
'Til I discovered |
Shania Twain's, "Love Gets Me Every Time"
Misheard Lyrics: Yes, I fell in love (gone and done it)
Must've been the way he walked (gone and done it) Or the season we talked (gone and done it) Original Lyrics: Guess I fell in love (gone and done it)
Must've been the way he walked (gone and done it) Or the sweet, sweet talk (gone and done it) |
Toby Keith's, "Country Comes to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: He learned to play on my daddy's farm
To get it all stacked until it's high and tall Original Lyrics: And I can't let it rain on my daddy's farm
Till I get it all stacked up high in the barn |
Toby Keith's, "Country Comes to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: I run around with kids and a girl
Original Lyrics: I run around with hillbilly girls
|
Toby Keith's, "Country Comes to Town"
Misheard Lyrics: She's down south by the sycamore tree
Original Lyrics: She lives down town on Sycamore Street
|
Toby Keith's, "Should've Been a Cowboy"
Misheard Lyrics: I should've learned the road to ride
Original Lyrics: I should've learned to rope and ride
|
Trisha Yearwood's, "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)"
Misheard Lyrics: That was my wounded cry
Original Lyrics: That was my wounded pride
|
Trisha Yearwood's, "Thinkin' About You"
Misheard Lyrics: Just thinkin' 'bout this fascination I've found
To call it love, then it don't pan out All I know is I don't know what you've done And this trainathon is about to jump the track that it's on Original Lyrics: This single-minded fascination I've got
Do you call it love? If you don't, then what? All I know is I don't know what you've done And this train of thought ain't about to jump the track that it's on |
Wynonna Judd's, "Rock Bottom"
Misheard Lyrics: When the sky is cold and empty
or When the sky is doin' it or When the sky is blown to bits Original Lyrics: When the sky is the limit
|
|
xmas | |
Barbara Mandrell's, "The Christmas Story"
Misheard Lyrics: Neither fountain
Nor a mountain Original Lyrics: Field and fountain
Moor and mountain |
Juice Newton's, "Better Get Ready!"
Misheard Lyrics: He'll be heading down south unto a different zone
Original Lyrics: He'll be heading down south unto the temperate zone
|
Traditional's, "O Christmas Tree"
Misheard Lyrics: Not only green when summer's here
But in the fall this time of year or But in the farthest time of year Original Lyrics: Not only green when summer's here
But in the coldest time of year |
|