A MOTLEY MELANGE OF MONDEGREENS

Mondegreens: Mis-heard, misunderstood song lyrics, sayings, quotations, and the like


“Olive, the other reindeer,”
(Actual lyric: “All of the other reindeer”)
-- Richard Lederer

“Round John Virgin, mother and child.”
(Actual lyric: “Round yon virgin mother and child”)
-- Richard Lederer

“Oh atom bomb, oh atom bomb.”
(Actual lyric: “O tannenbaum, o tannenbaum.”)
-- Anonymous

“I led the pigeons to the flag of the United States of America.”
(Correct words: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.”)
-- Marveen

“I pledge the pigeons to the flag of the United States of America.”
(Correct words: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.”)
-- Richard Lederer