A MOTLEY MELANGE OF MONDEGREENS

Mondegreens: Misheard, misunderstood song lyrics, quotes, sayings, etc

“I’ll be your xylophone waiting for you.”
(Actual lyric: “I’ll be beside the phone waiting for you.”)
-- Stan Kegel

“Pardon me, boys, is that the chat ’n’ nougat choo-choo?”
(Actual lyric: “Pardon me, boys, is that the Chattanooga choo-choo?”)
-- C.M.

“Are you going to starve an old friend?”
(Actual lyric: “Are you going to Scarborough Fair?”)
-- Stan Kegel

“She will come and brown the mountain when she comes.”
(Actual lyric: “She’ll be comin’ round the mountain when she comes.”)
-- C.M.

“Got a lot of lucky peanuts.”
(Actual lyric: “Got a lot of love between us.”)
-- Stan Kegel

“What a nice surprise when you’re out of ice.”
(Actual lyric: “What a nice surprise, bring your alibis.”)
-- Stan Kegel

“Return December, bad dress unknown.”
(Actual lyric: “Return to sender, address unknown.”)
-- Richard Lederer

“Hide it under a bush? Oh no!!! I’m going to let it shine.”
(Actual lyric: “Hide it under a bushel? No! I’m going to let it shine.”)
-- Barb Jernigan

“Mezzo Poe tame ya.”
(Actual lyric: “Mesopotamia.”)
-- Anonymous

“Rind-stoned cowboy.”
(Actual lyric: “Rhinestone cowboy.”)
-- Anonymous

“Andy walks with me, Andy talks with me.”
(Actual lyric: “And he walks with me, and he talks with me.”)
-- Evelyn Sheets

“From the mountain to the fairy, to the oceans white with foam.”
(Actual lyric: “From the mountains to the prairies, to the oceans white with foam.”)
-- Karlis

“Where the deer and the canteloupe play.”
(Actual lyric: “Where the deer and the antelope play.”)
-- Stan Kegel

”The girl from Emphysema goes walking”
(Actual lyric: “The girl from Ipanema goes walking.”)
-- Rich Lederer