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What did he say? Misunderstood lyrics.

My wife bought a calander with misunderstood song lyrics. The name of the calander is "'scuse me while I kiss this guy" from Jimi Hendrix. I remember hearing this while I was young and wondering what Jimi was singing about. All of the other ones I've read so far are really lame. So I'm wonder what your personal misunderstood lyric is.
I can't think of anything for myself so I'll do one of my wife's
Wrong lyric: "Only the lonely get laid." from The Motels
Correct lyric is: "Only the lonely can play."

Alright lets hear 'em!
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rgd
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Sarah - found on the net..

The Joker

Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah
Some call me the gangster of love
Some people call me Maurice
Cause I speak of the pompitous of love

People talk about me, baby
Say I'm doin' you wrong, doin' you wrong
Well, don't you worry baby
Don't worry
Cause I'm right here, right here, right here, right here at home
sc53
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But what IS "the pompitous of love?" Steve Miller has been speaking of it to me for 30 years now, and I still have no clue what it is. Is love pompous? Is that the same as pompitous?
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cpdunn99
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From Creedence Clearwater Revival:
I heard: "There's a bathroom on the right"
What they said: "There's a bad moon on the rise"

Iron Butterfly:
I heard: "In the Garden of Eden..."
What they said: Well, you know..."Inagaddagavida" or whatever.

Dylan:
What a friend claims to have heard: "The ants are my friends..."
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marakanetz
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Nina Hagen in the song The Mother of Punk has the words
"I'm the mother of punk
So what the funk?"

Guess how it's heard when you listen...:^)
dinguses
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I once had a girl tell me how much she loved that Rolling Stones song about "your big suburban"...yes, like the SUV. Yes, the same SUV built probably 30 years after the song was written. I didn't have the heart to tell her that fact though...lol. The song was "Beast of Burden". Top that one...lol
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