Shaft

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!).

Dando Shaft album at Amazon.com

Shaft's, "Sway"

The Misheard Lyrics:

When the rhythm, rhythm starts to play
Dance with me, make me sweat
Like the lazy ocean wraps the shore
Hold me close, sway me more.

The Real Lyrics:

When marimba rhythms start to play
Dance with me, make me sway
Like the lazy ocean laps the shore
Hold me close, sway me more.

The Story: I only discovered the real lyrics when I had to sing it in music class. I insisted to the teacher that I knew the lyrics and didn't need to look them up, and gave copies of the fake lyrics to the other people who were singing with me. The teacher didn't notice. But someone's parents at the school concert we performed it at did, and shouted out 'That's wrong!!' - Submitted by: Roberta Wilson

Shaft's, "Sway"

The Misheard Lyrics:

When the when the rhythm starts to play
Dance with me, make me sweat
Like the Lady of Shalott once more
Hold me close, sway me more.

The Real Lyrics:

When the rimba rimba starts to play
Dance with me, make me sway
Like the lazy ocean hugs the shore
Hold me close, sway me more.

The Story: I am always doing this! This time I thought it was very poetic, if a little strange, for a band of this type to include a reference such as this in their music. - Submitted by: James

There are more Shaft misheard lyrics available.

Indexes:

[#]

[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]

New entries in this section are currently reviewed by Brian Kelly. Previous editors (if any) are listed on the editors page.

Submissions!

Would you like to Submit some Misheard Lyrics for a song We're always looking for more entries.

Disclaimer

Disclaimer: amIright.com makes no claims to the accuracy of the correct lyrics. All correct lyrics are copyrighted, amIright.com does not claim ownership of the original lyrics.