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It contains lyrics that make no sense as written, but are near homophones of meaningful phrases. The song's title, for example, is a homophone of "Mares eat oats". The song's title, for example, is a homophone of "Mares eat oats".
The lyrics use each letter of the alphabet to make a nonsense verse of the song: ... Sing "Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy."
A mondegreen (/ ˈ m ɒ n d ɪ ˌ ɡ r iː n / ⓘ) is a mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning. [1] Mondegreens are most often created by a person listening to a poem or a song; the listener, being unable to hear a lyric clearly, substitutes words that sound similar and make some kind of sense.
We finally—finally—made it to the end of the year. And though the music releases have gone from summer’s deluge to a steady trickle, that doesn’t mean there aren’t some great new songs ...
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The US will honor the late former President Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100 on December 29. President Joe Biden declared January 9 as a day of mourning in an executive order – the same day as ...
The 'history' section does not adequately address the origins of the main saying "mares eat oats...", it makes mention that it is from an older nursery rhyme then focuses exclusively on the song from the '40s. This should be clarified and rewritten. The song is a specific extrapolation based upon the original version.