text: examples of mondigreens (sp)? mondigreen: a misinterperated song lyric  include name of song and correct lyric in your answer please. mondegreens were started with a song called "the bonny earl of murray," a scottish folk song. the term is derived from this mistake:  actual lyrics:  ye highlands and ye lawlands,  oh! where ha'e ye been:  they ha'e slain the earl of murray,  and they laid him on the green  the mishearing:  ye highlands and ye lawlands,  oh! where ha'e ye been:  they ha'e slain the earl of murray,  and lady mondegreen.  most mondegreens these days are from chrismas carols. because i am too lazy to type, type "misheard lyrics" into a search engine. you'll find what you're looking for. but as for christmas:  the christmas song    chipmunks roasting on an open fire,  (or) jeff's nuts roasting on an open fire,  check for snipping at your nose;  you'll tide carols being sung by the fire,  and folks dressed up like eskimos.   everybody knows a turkey, handsome mr. soul  help to make the season bright;  tiny tots with their eyes all aglow  will find it hard to sleep tonight.     chestnuts roasting on an open fire,  jack frost nipping at your nose;  yuletide carols being sung by a choir,  and folks dressed up like eskimos.   everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe  help to make the season bright;  tiny tots with their eyes all aglow  will find it hard to sleep tonight.     deck the halls    deck the halls with buddy holly,  fa la la la la, la la la la.  'tis the season to be jolly,  fa la la la la, la la la la.   don we now our day of peril,  fa la la, la la la, la la la.  troll the ancient yule tide carol,  fa la la la la, la la la la.   see the blazing yulbie forest,  fa la la la la la, la la la.  strike the heart, enjoy the florist, fa la la la la, la la la la.   deck the halls with bells of jolly,  fa la la la la, la la la la.  'tis the season to be jolly,  fa la la la la, la la la la.     deck the halls with boughs of holly,  fa la la la la, la la la la.  tis the season to be jolly,  fa la la la la, la la la la.   don we now our gay apparel,  fa la la, la la la, la la la.  troll the ancient yule tide carol,  fa la la la la, la la la la.   see the blazing yule before us,  fa la la la la, la la la la.  strike the harp and join the chorus,  fa la la la la, la la la la.   deck the halls with boughs of holly,  fa la la la la, la la la la.  tis the season to be jolly,  fa la la la la, la la la la.     feliz navidad    police car ahead,  (or) police got my dad,  (or) feliz mommy died,  prospero año y felicidad.   i want to wish you a merry christmas,  i want to wish you a merry christmas,  i want to wish you a merry christmas,  from the bottom of my heart.   fleas naughty dog,  there's fleas on your dad,  fleas naughty dog,  protect us and the fleas from my dad.     feliz navidad,  feliz navidad,  feliz navidad,  prospero año y felicidad.   i want to wish you a merry christmas,  i want to wish you a merry christmas,  i want to wish you a merry christmas,  from the bottom of my heart.   feliz navidad,  feliz navidad,  feliz navidad,  prospero año y felicidad.     the first noel    the first noel,  the angels did say,  was to frighten poor shepherds  in fields as they lay;   in fields where they  lay keeping their sheep,  on a cold winter's night  that was so deep.   noel, noel, noel, noel,  barney's the king of israel.     the first noel,  the angels did say,  was to certain poor shepherds  in fields as they lay;   in fields where they  lay keeping their sheep,  on a cold winter's night  that was so deep.   noel, noel, noel, noel,  born is the king of israel.     frosty the snowman    frosty the snowman  was a jolly happy soul  with a canecob pipe and a bloody nose  and two eyes made out of coal   frosty the snowman  is a ferret elf i say:  he was made of snow but the children know  how he came to life one day   