I see in today's Chicago Tribune that the word "mondegreen" has been accepted into the latest edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Truly, this is a significant step forward for the world of folk music, to have such an important concept accepted into the dictionary.

By the way, Wikipedia has quite an article on Mondegreens. Merriam-Webster even has a Website for collecting Mondegreens. They'll reveal their favorites July 25.

-Joe-