A MOTLEY MELANGE OF MONDEGREENS

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


“God meets our knees.”
(Actual title of Sunday School lesson: “God meets our needs.”)
-- Jeanie from Augusta, GA

“Mount Mushmore.”
(Actual place name: “Mount Rushmore.”)
-- Muriel

“Big mouse bass”
(Correct name of fish: “Big-mouth bass.”)
-- Elisabeth

“Foot feet”
(Correct old-time name for gas pedal: “Foot feed.”)
-- Gail Peters

“Chester drawer”
(Correct name of furniture: “Chest of drawers.”)
-- Gail Peters

“The statue of Liverty”
(Correct name: “The statue of Liberty.”)
-- Evelyne

“Potatoes Hog Rotten”
(Correct name of dish: “Potatoes au gratin.”)
-- Doug B., near Chicago

“On your market, set, go.”
(Correct wording: “On your mark, get set, go.”)
-- C.M.

“Fashada before I wake.”
(Correct wording: “If I should die before I wake.”)
-- Rita Wilkenfeld