Misheard
Monkees Lyrics
So you think
you know all the words to your favorite Monkees songs, huh?
Well......... Good for you. Seems I can't quite get a handle on
them yet. Although, in my defense, some of these DO sound like
what I thought I heard! If you want to add to this list, email me with what you thought
you heard, and what the actual lyrics are. Oh, and if you want to
add a little "the moment I realized I was way off.."
feel free to do so!
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"Circle Sky"
Heard: Have no doubt, smiling down
Actual: Hamilton, smiling down
"Cuddly Toy"
Heard: You're not the only charity light
Actual: You're not the only cherry delight
"Shorty Blackwell"
Heard: Wishing with all of your might that you'd read the
newspaper that you forgot to write today.
Actual: Wishing with all of your might that you'd read the
newspaper that you forgot to buy today.
"Goin' Down"
Heard: And we'll get drowned
Actual: And word gets 'round
"Goin' Down"
Heard: And naturally got me stoned
Actual: And now it's really got me stumped
"Goin' Down"
Heard: It's pretty brown
Actual: It's dirty brown
"Goin' Down"
Heard: Forget you three, I've been down mine
Actual: I'll give you three, I've been down nine
"Someday Man"
Heard: They keep on searching for pleasures and looking so hard,
they can't see
Actual: They keep on searching for pleasures and looking for what
they can't see
"Star Collector"
Heard: Think I'll let her keep on going
Actual: Take a letter, keep on going
"Star Collector"
Heard: She moves out of her doorway
Actual: She moves to some other doorway
"Shorty Blackwell"
Heard: He's speaking very crude
Actual: He's speaking very rude
"Shorty Blackwell"
Heard: I am I
Actual: I am my
"If I Ever Get to Saginaw Again"
Heard: Who gave her all... and made me hurt...
Actual: Who gave her love... and made me hers...
"Look Out (Here Comes Tomorrow)"
Heard: How I wish I could bawl on someone else's shoes
Actual: How I wish I could borrow someone else's shoes
"Auntie's Municipal Court"
Heard: Solid grass statuary guards the door
Actual: Solid brass statuary guards the door
"Auntie's Municipal Court"
Heard: Somebody stole their minds
Actual: Somebody stole they mind
"PO Box 9847"
Heard: Socialize with Presidents in Queens
Actual: Socialize with Presidents and Queens
"PO Box 9847"
Heard: Quiet, sinister, gentleman
Actual: Quiet, sincere, gentleman
"PO Box 9847"
Heard: Only sensai ladies need reply
Actual: Only sincere ladies need reply
"Carlisle Wheeling"
Heard: When Oliver was green
Actual: When all the world was green
"Daydream Believer"
Heard: But six rings, and I rise
Actual: But it rings, and I rise
"Daddy's Song"
Heard: That he bought out all his signs
Actual: That he brought out all his toys
"What Am I Doin' Hangin' Round?"
Heard: Just a little flakey, I went down to mexico
Actual: Just a loudmouth Yankee, I went down to mexico
"I Wanna Be Free"
Heard: Tall ways having fun
Actual: Always having fun
"I Wanna Be Free"
Heard: Come hide in me
Actual: Confide in me
"A Man Without A Dream"
Heard: I got distracted with mean, friendless gays
Actual: I got distracted with mean, endless games