A spoonerism occurs when the first letters or syllables of two or more words get swapped.
The term spoonerism is named in honor of the Reverend William Archibald Spooner whose students used to
write down all the instances of spoonerisms that he made. This page focuses on spoonerisms in song lyrics.
Lyrics Spoonerisms, Bing Crosby
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Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,
"Do you hear what I hear?"
Said the little sham to the leopard boy,
"Do you hear what I hear?"
Submitted by: Richard Wetfuss
While the merry bells keep ringing,
May your ev'ry wish come true.
While the merry bells keep ringing,
May your ev'ry Trish come woo.
Submitted by: Lisa Basil
Bing Crosby's,
"It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas"
And mom and dad can hardly wait for school to start again.
And mom and dad can hardly wait for ghoul to start a skin.
Submitted by: Richard Wetfuss
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the nuns I used to owe.
Submitted by: Eric My Eye
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