Misheard Song Lyrics

[Oldiesfreak1854]

I saw this thread on a music forum once, but I thought it would be a good one for this section.  What are some funny misheard song lyrics that you've seen (or misheard yourself)?  I know I'm far from the only one who has this problem, so I'll leave this to you.

When I was little, I thought the "mail time" song from Blue's Clues went like this:

Here's the mail, it never ends,
It makes me want to whack my tail,
When it comes, I want to shout, "MAIL!"

The actual lyrics, of course are this:

Here's the mail, it never fails,
It makes me want to wag my tail,
When it comes, I want to wail, "MAIL!"

Where I got "ends" and "shout" from, I will never know, but I think the "whack" part came from the way Steve sang the song.  The "A" sound he made on the word sounded more like that of "apple" than "bag."  When Joe came long, however, he made the pronunciation clearer, and there was no confusing "wag" with "whack."  And for the longest time, I insisted it was "whack," mostly because I thought it was funny.  This has become somewhat of a running joke in my house.

Some others I've heard before:

"Lipstick on your collar said you were a Jew..."
"Give me the Beach Boys, and free my soul..."
"This is the dawning of the age of asparagus..."
"You could really be a bull Brahma, baby, if you just give it half a chance..." (Another one that I misheard)
"I'm starting with the man in the middle..." (Another one of mine)

[Oldiesfreak1854]

blinded by the light.....




First time I heard Dude Looks Like a Lady (a song that would NEVER be released today I'm guessing....at least not by a "mainstream" rock group trying to make a comeback) my mind heard "doodles like a lady" and I was like, do men and women doodle differently?

Ah, yes.  "Revved up like a douche..."  That one is classic.

I always heard "Dude Looks Like a Lady" as "do this like a lady."

I just thought of two more I've misheard:
"You know, I'm in it for the money..." (Gretchen Wilson, "Here for the Party")
"Oh yeah, baby, here I am, cry me a river, I'm yours..."

[Oldiesfreak1854]

blinded by the light.....

Almost forgot: I always heard the second part of the infamous "Revved up" line as, "another rumor in the night..."