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Desmond Dekker and the Aces album at Amazon.com
Desmond Dekker & The Aces', "Israelites"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, ache in me head, sir
Taste in me mouth like a parrot that's dead
Ooh, ooh, me ears are alight.
The Real Lyrics:
Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir
So that every mouth can be fed
Poor me, the Israelite.
The Story: A commercial ran on British TV a few years back using 'The Israelite(s)' as the soundtrack. The lyrics were completely, deliberately and hilariously wrong, including the 'me ears are alight' line. - Submitted by: P. Harris
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