Oh my darling lemon pie.

Mondegreen: n.  A form of error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase; A misunderstanding of a written or spoken phrase as a result of multiple definitions

I don’t know about you, but I manage to mishear / misinterpret lyrics ALL the time.

Examples of my past personal hearing failures:

1.  Do the lucky lady.
Actual lyric: Dude looks like a lady.

I actually prefer my lyrical rendition of this popular Aerosmith line.

2.  Hold me closer, Tony Danza
Count the head lice on the highway.
Actual lyric: Hold me closer, tiny dancer.

Sorry Elton John- it was an honest mistake at the ripe age of seven!

And finally,

Number 3.

When it’s cold outside,  I’ve got the wonder gay. 

Actual lyric: When it's cold outside,I've got the month of May.

Quite honestly, I don't know what the hell i was thinking/singing.. although, I do believe a hairbrush, a mirror, and maybe, just maybe my older sister's stolen bright red lipstick were involved. 

 You would think I was dropped on my head as a child, perhaps even several times.  But no, at the age of eleven I STILL thought I had that Temptations line right.. until the movie (My Girl) came out and I realized what a fool I was.

So, next time you screw up a karaoke line at the local bar, blame it on the tequila.  Or the fact that you heard a mondegreen.  Either way, these are totally legitimate excuses.. and really, you're not the only one.