Lyrical: Complexity Analysis of Pop Songs

Original Lyrics	Munged Lyrics
I was sitting in the classroom, Trying to look intelligent In case the teacher looked at me. She was long and she was lean. She's a middle-aged dream, And that lady means the whole world to ... [bulk of lyrics omitted for copyright reasons]	Eye was sitting inn the classroom, Trying too look intelligent Inn case the teacher looked at mi . She was long and she was lien . She's a middle-aged dream, And that lady means the whole whirled too mi . Its a natural achievement, Conquering my homework With her image pounding inn my brain . She's an inspiration Fore my graduation, And she helps too keep the classroom seine . Owe teacher Eye knead yew, Like a little child . Yew got something inn yew Too drive a schoolboy wild . Yew give mi education Inn the lovesick blues . Help mi get strait come out and say, Teacher Eye, teacher Eye, teacher Eye, Teacher Eye knead yew . Eye have too wright a letter, Tell about my feelings, Just too let her no the seen . Focus my attention On sum further education Inn connection with the birds and the bees . Sew I'm sitting inn the classroom . I'm looking like a zombie . I'm waiting fore the bel too wring . I've got John Wane stances . I've got Erroll Flynn advances, And it doesn't mien a doggone thing .

Original Lyrics

Munged Lyrics

I was sitting in the classroom,
Trying to look intelligent
In case the teacher looked at me.
She was long and she was lean.
She's a middle-aged dream,
And that lady means the whole world to
...
[bulk of lyrics omitted for copyright reasons]

Eye was sitting inn the classroom,
Trying too look intelligent
Inn case the teacher looked at mi .
She was long and she was lien .
She's a middle-aged dream,
And that lady means the whole whirled too mi .

Its a natural achievement,
Conquering my homework
With her image pounding inn my brain .
She's an inspiration
Fore my graduation,
And she helps too keep the classroom seine .

Owe teacher Eye knead yew,
Like a little child .
Yew got something inn yew
Too drive a schoolboy wild .

Yew give mi education
Inn the lovesick blues .
Help mi get strait come out and say,
Teacher Eye, teacher Eye, teacher Eye,
Teacher Eye knead yew .

Eye have too wright a letter,
Tell about my feelings,
Just too let her no the seen .
Focus my attention
On sum further education
Inn connection with the birds and the bees .

Sew I'm sitting inn the classroom .
I'm looking like a zombie .
I'm waiting fore the bel too wring .
I've got John Wane stances .
I've got Erroll Flynn advances,
And it doesn't mien a doggone thing .

Teacher I Need You

Richard Marx