A MOTLEY MELANGE OF MONDEGREENS

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


“With the jelly toast proclaim,”
(Actual lyric: “With th’ angelic host proclaim,”)
-- Richard Lederer

“On the first day of Christmas my tulip gave to me…”
(Actual lyric: “On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…”)
-- Richard Lederer

“Walkin’ in a woman’s underwear.”
(Actual lyric: “Walkin’ in a winter wonderland.”)
-- Stan Kegel

“Later on, wilke and spire.”
(Actual lyric: “Later on, we’ll conspire.”)
-- Marcia from San Diego, CA

“Here to stay is the nude bird.”
(Actual lyric: “Here to stay is a new bird.”)
-- Stan Kegel

“He’s making a list, chicken and rice.”
(Actual lyric: “He’s making a list and checkin’ it twice.”)
-- Stan Kegel

“While shepherds walked their fox by night.”
(Actual lyric: “While shepherds watched their flocks by night.”)
-- Anonymous

“While shepherds washed their socks by night.”
(Actual lyric: “While shepherds watched their flocks by night.”)
-- Betty Ross-Robinson

“God rescues merry gentlemen.”
(Actual lyric: “God rest ye merry, gentlemen.”)
--Jean Turner