A MOTLEY MELANGE OF MONDEGREENS

Mondegreens: Misheard song lyrics, quotes, sayings, and the like

“Crimean River.”
(Actual lyric: “Cry Me a River.”)
-- Stan Kegel

“The girl with the straw derriere.”
(Actual lyric: “The girl with the strawberry hair.”)
-- Karen Rhodes

“Bring me an iron lung.”
(Actual lyric: “Bring me a higher love.”)
-- Stan Kegel

“Mama, don’t take my clothes ’n’ throw ’em away.”
(Actual lyric: “Mama, don’t take my Kodachrome away.”)
-- Stan Kegel

“You make the best homemade stew around.”
(Actual lyric: “You make the best of what’s still around.”)
-- Stan Kegel

“Secret Asian man”
(Actual lyric: “Secret agent man.”)
-- Terri

“Sail along inna spoon.”
(Actual lyric: “Sail along, silvery moon.”)
-- Clare

“Midnight after you’re wasted.”
(Actual lyric: “Midnight at the oasis.”)
-- Stan Kegel

“I blow bubbles when you are not here.”
(Actual lyric: “My world crumbles when you are not here.”)
-- Stan Kegel

“I got no towel. I hung it up again.”
(Actual lyric: “I get knocked down, but I get up again.”)
-- Stan Kegel

“Coffee under your feet.”
(Actual lyric: “Concrete under your feet.”)
-- Terri

“Palm trees under your feet.”
(Actual lyric: “Concrete under your feet.”)
-- Terri