I had a similar reaction to a line from Blondie, “Rapture”: “and there’s fingers popping.” It really really sounds like Debbie Harry is singing something else, but no way could the song be on the radio if that were the case.
Does anyone remember “I’m not talking 'bout the linen” from that song “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight?” (a staple of Yacht Rock radio)
Yes, I know what a pop tart and tab are, just can’t recall any song which mentions such mundane items.
Wasting Away in Marguaritaville by Jimmy Buffett @HImom
Ah Buffett–saw him live in college because BF thought it would enjoyable. It was OK, but his songs all seemed to be about being high or wasted or similar–not my favorite artist. Thanks @carolinamom2boys.
Not mine either @HImom . My husband is from Florida and he’s quite popular there.
I’ve never bothered to learn the lyrics of Buffett songs, since there are many artists I prefer. 
Himom - go back to post 11. That’s where the song Margaritaville was mentioned with the misheard line “stepped on a pop tart.”
CCR’s Bad Moon Rising
Instead of “there’s a bad moon on the rise” I thought it was “there’s a bathroom on the right”
(Even though the title and first line of the song should have made it clear…)
Regarding the alphabet song: my family had a ditty: “L-M-N-O Goldfish. Those ain’t no goldfish. S-A-R! C-M-P!”
Does anyone know the lyrics to Louie Louie?
Looks like a lot of people know some Mondegreens, from the mishearing in a Scottish ballad of “laid him on the green” as “Lady Mondegreen." Wikipedia link posted, hope it’s allowed.
I used to watch this show from time to time…this was one of those times and it was a classic on air blooper :
My H always thought that “Come and Get Your Love” was “Strummin’ Guitar Love.”
@NJSue - I always thought it was “I’m not talking 'bout the linen” too… then years later I realized, but never looked it up so can’t be sure, that it’s “I’m not talking 'bout moving in…” That makes more sense!
H has a friend who all through college thought “I believe in miracles” was “I believe in Malcolm.” Malcolm X I guess?
@dmd77 Re: Louie Louie I can tell you that in college we used to put a bunch of the speakers in the hallway and blast it so that we could try to figure out what the actual words were, LOL! We thought it was pretty profanity-laced, but it’s not. https://play.google.com/music/preview/Tybfp7kftdfblqmdsjbp6hxjxzi?lyrics=1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=lyrics&pcampaignid=kp-lyrics
Apology. I like Buffet. When driving thru the Keys, I put my tape in, and sing along u til we reach Key West. Gets me in the mood…
I cannot believe no one has mentioned the weird and wonderful Benny and the Jets! Only Elton John knows the true lyrics:)
I think those lyrics are straightforward. Unusual, but straightforward. What part of the lyrics do you find difficult to understand? Maybe the “kill the fatted calf tonight so stick around” because of EJ’s accent?
We can’t forget the classic Blinded by the Light (written by Manfred Mann, performed by Springsteen) with the supposed reference to a woman’s hygiene product! I think they’re putting us on. There’s no way it’s really “deuce”!
It toon my family forever to figure out what Karma Chameleon by Culture Club was actually saying.
We all know how Bob Dylan introduced the Beatles to pot, but there is a misheard lyric behind it. He thought they were already into pot because he thought they were singing “I get high” in I Want To Hold Your Hand. The real lyric is “I can’t hide.”