This is called a mondegreen. The title is a variation on Iron Butterfly's famous "In the Garden of Eden" -- more commonly known as "Inna-Gatta-da-vita". If you're under about 45 and this makes no sense to you, don't worry about it. You had to be there.
Wrapped up like a douche.
Actual lyric:Revved up like a deuce.
(Manfred Mann)
I will admit I always heard it that way, and one makes about as much sense as the other, and the rest of "Blinded by the Light".
Here's another one, and might I add, does it really matter?
Hang on stupid.
Actual lyric: Hang on, Sloopy.
(The McCoys)
I'm not sure when Tony Danza became famous. "Tiny Dancer" goes back to the early '70's pre-"Yellow Brick Road", as best I recall, otherwise it would not surprise me that Reg sang it this way -- OK, maybe not the head lice.
Hold me closer, Tony Danza
Count the head lice on the highway.
Actual lyric: Hold me closer, tiny dancer,
count the head lights on the highway.
(Elton John "Tiny Dancer")
Had enough? If not here are a couple of links:
A set from fun-with-words
and another set from braincandy
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This working for a living is a crime. We got to have some fun once in a while. Right?
There are some pretty amusing ones in the links. I'm trying to think of a song where the chorus goes like "Oh, oh, oh, the Israelite" -- and you hear like "the ears are light". Or maybe it's the other way.
I need more coffee.
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