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Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> Raffi

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!).


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Raffi's, "Big Beautiful Planet"
The Misheard Lyrics:
There's a big beautiful planet in disguise
The Real Lyrics:
There's a big beautiful planet in the sky
The Story: Once again, why we mishear "the sky/skies" as "disguise" and vice versa - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Raffi's, "Evergreen, Everblue"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Helpless candy bird
The Real Lyrics:
Help this planet Earth
The Story: My son used to sing these wrong lyrics loudly along with Raffi. - Submitted by: Louise Watson
Raffi's, "Popcorn"
The Misheard Lyrics:
You put the popcorn in and it starts to grin.
The Real Lyrics:
You put the popcorn in and you start to grin.
The Story: I thought that 'sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, pop', was grinning. Can you imagine smiling popcorn? - Submitted by: Lee Rasiel

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