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"They hae slain the Earl o' Murray/And laid him on the green."
Ms Wright heard this as a child as "They hae slain the Earl o' Murray/And Lady Mondegreen,"
There's got to be a special name for a mishearing like this that results in what would be an eponym if it weren't a mishearing. I think mondegreen should be reserved for this meaning and something else be used for ordinary mishearings like "Scuse me while I kiss this guy".
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