Today’s misheard song lyrics (mondegreens) are continued from your contest entries and one of my own mondegreens. No, I didn’t enter myself into my own contest!
| Song Title | Artist/Group | Actual Lyrics | Mondegreen |
| Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes | Jimmy Buffett | Reading departure signs in some big airport. | Seeing the partridge signs in some big airport. |
| Cheeseburger In Paradise | Jimmy Buffett | Cheeseburger In Paradise | Cheeseburger and carrot eyes |
| Come Monday | Jimmy Buffett | I spent four lonely days in a brown L.A. Haze | I spent four lonely days in a brown Chevrolet |
| Jolly Mon Sing | Jimmy Buffett | Oh oh oh oh, Jolly Mon sing | Oh oh oh oh, Charlie Manson |
| Bennie and the Jets | Elton John | Bennie and the Jets | Betty and the Jets |
| Rocket Man | Elton John | Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone | Rocket man, burning all the fumes on Heralone |
| Wildest Dreams | Taylor Swift | Say you’ll remember me standing in a nice dress, Staring at the sunset, babe |
Say you’ll remember me standing on an ice chest,
Staring at the sunset, babe |
| Knocking on Heaven’s Door | Bob Dylan | Knock, knock, knockin’ on heaven’s door | Knock, knock, knockin’ on Kevin’s door |
| Dark Horse | Katy Perry | So you want to play with magic | So you want to play with matches |
| Hot Blooded | Foreigner | I’m hot blooded,
Check it and see |
I’m hot blooded,
Chicken of the Sea |
| Don’t Fear the Reaper | Blue Oyster Cult | We’ll be able to fly,
Don’t fear the reaper. |
We’ll be able to fly,
Don’t feel the reefer |
| The Circle of Life | The Lion King soundtrack, Carmen Twillie and Lebo M. | [in Zulu] Ingonyama nengw’ enamabala | Pink pajamas, penguins on the bottom |
| Deck the Halls | Deck the halls with boughs of holly | Deck the halls with boys named Charlie | |
| God Bless America | Stand beside her, and guide her, through the night, with the light from above | Stand beside her, and guide her, through the night, with the light from a bulb | |
| Whip It | Devo | Go forward
Move ahead Try to detect it It’s not too late |
Go forward
Move ahead Tattoo the jacket It’s not too late |
| Lady Killer | The Vandals | Illa Zilla, Illa Zilla, Illa Zilla Lady Killer |
Phyllis Diller, Phyllis Diller, Phyllis Diller
Lady Killer |
Kara Church
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