Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
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Who he calls is tough
It's Pharaoh It's Pharaoh
They who see the Earth
(or) They redeem rebirth
Ubi Caritas
Est vera, est vera
Deus ibi est
Deus ibi est
Various composers have recorded this (with various melodies), so this mishearing can be taken from one or more such recordings.
Look at the buttface
Turn on the TV.
Look at the front page
Turn on the TV.
I'm under, under the Influenza
I'm under, under the Influenza
I'm under the Influenza love.
I'm under, under the influence
I'm under, under the influence
I'm under the influence of love.
Here is Susie Brown to enlighten you.
Fear is losing ground, to our hope in You
Church music these days is not what I'd imagined, but I should've known from Peter Bagge's cartoon essay on Christian Rock. It's a New Agey sort of Protestant church, a splinter of a schism of some denomination.
Radio says, radio says
Ready yourselves, ready yourselves
Radio Cells, Radio Cells.
Or
Ready your sails, ready your sails.
Ready yourselves, ready yourselves
And He lives forever with His saints to remain.
And He lives forever with His saints to reign.
Low in the gravy lay Jesus, my Savior.
Low in the grave he lay, Jesus, my Savior.
"Up From The Grave He Arose" by
Hymns
Up from the grave He arose, with the mighty power of his toes.
Up from the grave He arose, with a mighty power o'er His foes
Editor's note: somebody filed this under "church", which is incorrect, since there is a band called The Church. Songs like this, which are general hymns written long ago, are being filed under "Hymns", since the original performer(s) are unknown, and there could be numerous recorded versions made over the years.
"Up from the Grave He Arose" by
hymns
Low in the gravy lay, Jesus
Lo, in the grave he lay, Jesus
"Up from the Grave He Arose" by
hymns
Up from the grave He arose,
With the mighty power of His toes.
Up from the grave He arose,
With the mighty triumph o'er his foes;
"Up from the Grave He Arose" by
hymns
Up from the grave he arose, with a mighty trumpet for his nose.
Up from the grave he arose, with a mighty triumph o're his foes.
"Up from the Grave He Arose" by
hymns
Up from the gravy arose,
With a mighty triumph o'er his toes
Up from the grave He arose,
With the mighty triumph o'er his foes;
as heard through a 4-year-old's ears