Another mondegreen

Subject: Another mondegreen
From: Hilary
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 06:39 AM

Looking through a friends songbook last night .....

In the chorus of 'I wish I was back in Liverpool'

appeared 'There ain't no trees, no centipedes ...'

well,I THOUGHT it was 'scented breeze', but I prefer

centipedes.

Hilary

Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen
From: greg stephens
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 06:45 AM

I must admit (while blushing) that i thought it was centipedes for years. It is a better line.

Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen
From: Noreen
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 06:50 AM

Wonderful! Makes sense too...

Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 08:10 AM

When does a mondegreen become a variant?

Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen
From: RichM
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 08:35 AM

When it almost makes sense as part of the song...

Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 10:41 AM

I mentioned it in my 'Skipper Jan Rebek' thread

Last weekend "Who's the king of the fighting Dutch?" became "Who's the king of the fighting ducks!!!"

Quack

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen
From: Pied Piper
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 11:12 AM

Whats the only reference to the ancient Egyptions in folk songs of the British Isles? Twa Corbies: "with his hawk and his hound and his lady Pharaoh". Sorry

Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen
From: Bill D
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 04:59 PM

*giggle*...don't be sorry, I'm gonna steal it..

Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen
From: Chicken Charlie
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 05:14 PM

Pied--that's outstanding.

Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen
From: Mr Red
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 05:39 PM

I Sphinx it is a hoot too!

Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 08:00 PM

Apparently coined around 1954, the term mondegreen has yet to make it into the major dictionaries (OED and Webster's.

Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen
From: GUEST,Hilary, not logged in
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 08:26 PM

I love it, I've made Greg blush !

Sorry Dave, didn't see the Skipper thread.

Hilary

Subject: RE: BS: Another mondegreen
From: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
Date: 28 Feb 02 - 08:39 PM

See this thread mutants