# Misheard Song Lyrics (aka eggcorns or Mondegreens)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics-aka-eggcorns-or-mondegreens/816977>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 29, 2018, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics-aka-eggcorns-or-mondegreens/816977 "2018-06-29T06:05:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics-aka-eggcorns-or-mondegreens/816977/101 "2025-08-21T20:12:07Z")

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I can’t find a more recent mondegreen thread and I don’t think it’s worth starting a new one for this…

In Simon & Garfunkel’s _The Boxer_, I’ve always heard the line in the last verse as “_And he carries the reminders of every glove that laid him down…_”.

Every lyrics site I’ve looked at agrees with this. EXCEPT [Paul Simon’s official site](https://www.paulsimon.com/track/the-boxer-3/), which says that the line is “_And he carries the **remainders** of every glove that laid him down_”.

This has got to be a typo on Simon’s site, right? I can’t hear “remainders”, and it makes much less sense than “reminders” in context.

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**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics-aka-eggcorns-or-mondegreens/816977/102 "2025-08-21T22:44:18Z")

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Timely this got revived.

I’m just now listening to Stevie Ray Vaughn’s Pride and Joy and I have always heard:

She’s my sweet little thing  
She’s my pride and joy  
She’s my sweet little baby  
I’m her little **leather** boy

It realy doesnt sound like “lover”.

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**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misheard-song-lyrics-aka-eggcorns-or-mondegreens/816977/103 "2025-08-22T12:14:47Z")

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I have lots. From the top of my head.

Stairway to Heaven: There’s a wino down the road (As we wind on down the road)

Love witll Keep Us Along: I will diaper you (I will die for you)

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