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Song Parodies -> "Living in America (The Horribly Misheard Version)"

Original Song Title:

"Living in America"

Original Performer:

James Brown

Parody Song Title:

"Living in America (The Horribly Misheard Version)"

Parody Written by:

2:49 AM

The Lyrics

I misheard most of the lyrics, and I think it would be too much for the regular "misheard lyrics" section. Also, I think I may have accidentally left out some lines, but remember this is just what I misheard.
Yeah, uh! Get up, now! Ow! Don't eat this!

Eat soup my way, coaty coat,
peas to eat anywhere
On the transcontinental o-lo-lo,
just slide behind the wheel
How does it feel

When there's no destination - that's too far
And somewhere on the way,
you might five fah who who ah

Living in America - eye to eye, stitchin' the station
Living in America - heave to heave, a cough drop nation
Living in America - got to have a salad nation!

Frock rock so

All night diners keep you awake,
hey, on black coughin, and it's hard to roll

You might have to walk a mile,
you might take the hard mile
But everybody's working all the time

Living in America - eye to eye, stitchin' the station
Living in America - heave to heave, a cough drop nation
Living in America - got to have a salad nation

I live in America, help me out,
but I live in America,
wait a minute

You might not be looking for the promised land,
but you might find it anyway
Under one of those old familiar names
Like New Orleans (New Orleans),
Destroy the city (Destroy the city) Salad (Salad)
Piss on your pda (Piss on your pda)
New York City (New York City)
Kansas City (Kansas City),
Atlanta (Atlanta), Chicago and L.A.

Living in America - whip me
Living in America - yeah,
I walk in and out
Living in America

I live in America - wait why
gonna make the prime, that
I live in America - hey,
I know what it means, I

Living in America - hit me, I said now, eye to eye,
stichin' the station
Living in America - so nice, with your bare stuff
Living in America - I fear good!

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2:49 AM - February 11, 2007 - Report this comment
I'm sorry if this has offended anyone, due to the fact James Brown has passed away, this may have been bad timing, and I meant no offense, when I wrote the misheard lyrics, it was late at night and I wasn't thinking about that fact.
MIKE - December 26, 2024 - Report this comment
R.I.P JAMES BROWN

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