“Get Dressed, Ye Merry Gentlemen…” – Misheard Holiday Lyrics


	“Get Dressed, Ye Merry Gentlemen…” – Misheard Holiday Lyrics

wiccantexan

12-23-2008 6:17 PM

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12-23-2008 6:21 PM

masbury

"Mom, what is collopping?" my older son asked once, when he was little. "You know, like 'I will collop on the Lord.'"

12-26-2008 12:43 PM

tanyamm

This isn't a Christmas song but my 4 year old grandson loikes to sing the pirate song from the movie Muppet Treasure Island which is my granddaughters favourite movie. The line goes, " blood thirsty captain and his cutthroat crew" My grandson sings it as "blood thirsty captain and his cockroach crew."

12-26-2008 12:56 PM

thisnamecantbetaken

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