Misunderstood Songs – MondegreensAbout Misunderstood Song Lyrics The official word for them is “mondegreen”, named by Sylvia Wright, who wrote a column about them in the 1950s, when she told of her own misunderstood Scottish folk song, The Bonny Earl Of Morray. She heard the correct lyric, Oh, they have slain the Earl O’ Morray… Read More