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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.

This page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics submitted.

Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).

Carl Orff's, "O Fortuna"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Be good for peace monkey's sake!
The Real Lyrics:
Mecum omnes plangite!
The Story: This is one of the most famous misheard lines for O Fortuna. - Submitted by: SN
Carl Orff's, "O Fortuna"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Donald trump covid, this is covid, this is coronavirus
The Real Lyrics:
Sors salutis, et virtutis, michi nunc contraria,
The Story: e - Submitted by: Peyton Gregory
Carl Orff's, "O Fortuna"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Oh torture mom
The Real Lyrics:
O Fortuna
The Story: Really epic tune, but I speak English. Why torture people? - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Carl Orff's, "O Fortuna"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Some charities
The Real Lyrics:
Sors salutis
The Story: Sounded like it was some charities - Submitted by: Cody Finke
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