misheard lyrics

I used to believe that the song "Jimmy cracked corn and I don't care" said "Jimmy crapped corn and I don't care"!!!!! (I just learned the real lyrics a few months ago and I am 22 :)

G

My husband and I listen to tons of CDs on road-trips, one of which is by Pearl Jam. Took us a few trips to figure out what the song really was about when we thought they were singing either "Low-Flying Version of a Pelican" or "You're a Fine Version of a Pelican" (it's "Glorified Version of a Pellet Gun"), but we still like it our way.

FloridaSmiths

You know that song from the 80's, I can't remember what is was called, but the chorus sang "Everytime you go away, you take a piece of me with you". Well I swore, being 7 years old, that he was singing, "Everyttime you go away, you take a piece of meat with you". I just didn't understand what it had to do with meat!

Jennifer

theres an allison krauss song song that i thought the words were "the child in your face lets me know that you need me" when in reality it said "the smile of your face". everyone made so much fun of me.

lilly, ca

my little brother thought that the words to "everything's coming up roses" were "everything's coming, copruses!" he would run around the house singing it, and it was hysterical.

shasta, ky

i used to think that "big old jet airliner" song said "big ole ted & eliza". my best friend molly's parents were named ted and eliza so we thought it was so cool that there was a song about them.

shasta, ky

I can't listen to the Credence song Loki the same way since a friend told me what he grew up thinking the lyrics were.
In his mind the line "...I'm stuck in Loki again", became "...I'm sucking on old diaphragms". Brings a smile to my face everytime II hear the song.

Grant

When I was about 5 years old, I believed that the song "Riders on the Storm" by the Doors was actually titled "Writers on the Storm." I also believed that it was performed by Johnny Cash.

My husband, as a child, interpreted the line "Mercy!," in the song "Pretty Woman" as "Horsies!"

Lisa

Our class sang "My country, 'tis of thee" every day in second grade, and I thought the last two lines went "from every mountaintop, every domray". For a good while I wondered what a domray was, until I finally figured out it was 'let freedom ring'

Alison

I used to think that the chorus from R.E.M.'s 'Stand' said, "Think about your ERECTION, wonder why you have it".
Should have been "Think about your direction...".

That's teenage boys for you.

Andrew

My husband used to believe that in Juice Newton's song "Angel of the Morning" she sang "just touch my teeth before you leave me". Pretty revolting - the real words "touch my cheek" conjures up a more romantic image!

Fernando's wife

My friend Sandy use to sing "Dirty jeans, Dungarees", instead of Dirty deeds done dirt cheap!
Try it, it's kinda fun!

Stacey

The Nolans song "I'm in the Mood for Dancing" my favourite when I was young, only I thought the lyrics were - "I'm in the nude for dancing."

I guess I was dirty minded as a child!!!

C Hikson

i used to think the lyrics to "i saw the sign, and it opened up my eyes" by ace of base was "i saw the sun, and it opened up the clouds"

laurie

This was actually done by my nephew, but when he was small, "California Dreamin'", by the Mamas and the Papas, would come on the radio and he would start off singing "I love Lisa Brown, and the sky is gray" (not "All the leaves are brown...").

Chris' aunt

I told my wife recently that she was singing the nursery rhyme 'Pat-a-cake' to my daughter wrong - She kept singing "Pat it and prick it ad mark it with 'B'...".

As my brother's name and my name both begin with 'S' I was convinced until recently that our Mum always sang the line correctly ie "mark it with 'S'.."

I am now 31 and find it amazing that I had this belief ever since I was a child!.

Scott

I had a friend who thought the Cold Chisel song "cheap wine" went like this - cheap wine and a female goat.

** Sarah **

My sisters & I used to get the lyrics to songs mixed up all the time.
The GoGo's song "Our lips are sealed" we thought was "Alex the seal".
Billy Oceans song "When the goin gets tough" we thought was "Well go and get stuffed".(have a listen to it. It may be right!!!!)
The Australian anthem "Our home is girt by sea" we thought was "our home is dirt fly sea".

Bec :o)

our school song had a verse in Latin that said..
Lux Caet Lux Vestra... something like that anyway.... I always thought it said *Lets look at Sandra* She was my friend's sister so I always looked at her. :-)

wombat

'til very recently i thought the lyrics to the song 'everyday i write the book' were actually 'everyday i rock the boat', and that the part in madonnas like a prayer that says 'let the choir sing' was 'laugh out quietly'. doesnt make much sense but many songs dont!

bek x