Man Overboard

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Man Overboard's, "Do·Ré·Mi"

The Misheard Lyrics:

What’s the pity about her
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Screen door out in broad daylight
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And reaching for a glass of water
Dry socks and ripped mat
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Dandruff too, your cigarette ash
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Your pubic hairs around my pillow
Your stubble in the sink
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I’m proud of all the things I love
You wallow in a trough of trivia
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Then stars to mirrors
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Hatched underneath an armour crutch under stress
You’re better when it's calm
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Look around - start a room up
Tell us why things raise a smile at parties
Lack inner humour
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You’re wet - out of control

The Real Lyrics:

More's the pity about her
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Squinting at broad daylight
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Hands reaching for a glass of water
Dry socks and razor rash
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Dandruff, doona, cigarette ash
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Your pubic hairs are on my pillow
Your stubble rings the sink
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I paddle in the things I love
You wallow in a swamp of trivia
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Next door's camellias
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Hatched underneath an arm
A crutch under stress
Your rudder when it's calm
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Look around - start a rumour
Jealous wife scenes raise a smile at parties
Like anal humour
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Your wit out of control

The Story: My lyrics are slightly better than the (crude) originals. 'Doona' started out as a brand name for a duvet in the 1970s that has become a generic word (in lowercase) in Australia. Anal humour - ewwww - this is why this song would never have made it in its original 1982 (different) form; it would have been banned for airplay. What a difference three years makes. - Submitted by: Davo

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[A]

[B]

[C]

[D]

[E]

[F]

[G]

[H]

[I]

[J]

[K]

[L]

[M]

[N]

[O]

[P]

[Q]

[R]

[S]

[T]

[U]

[V]

[W]

[Y]

[Z]

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