my husband thought that the Simon and Garfunkel song Mrs Robinson was
"its a little secret mrs robinsons' a bear" instead of the
"its a little secret just the robinsons' affair."...
and used to joke around with people named robinson about their wives being bears!! they were like-- HUH??!!

Anon

I used to think Bruce Springsteins song, "I'm the Nothin man", was "I'm the muffin man"....who knew?

Toothfairy

I used to believe that the real lyrics in Cristina Aguilara's "Genie in a bottle" was:
I'm a piggy in a bible, baby

Unusual being

When my daughter was about 6 or 7, Ronnie Milsap had a song that said, "You tear my plans apart" she heard and sang it as, "You tear my pants apart."

Oh, my daughter is now 31 (almost) and found your site first. She knows I'm telling this on her.

Gerry Hollingshead

I thought the lyrics in Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" said:

"Your cat flap needs a new pen pal" instead of "You can't plant me in your penthouse"

Anon

I used to think that "One, two, three times a lady"
was: "one, two, three times related"

Anon

Song: Betty Davis Eyes

I used to think that instead of the lyrics "she's got Betty Davis eyes" it said "she's got better taste in guys".

Anon

In addition to believing that Elton John sang, "Hold me closer, Tony Danza!" instead of "Tiny dancer," I couldn't figure out if he was saying "Lay me down in sweet surender" or "Lay me down in sheets of linen." Whenever I sang it, I would switch it up. This website motivated me to find out which was right...the latter.

lise

In Grease's Summer Nights, I thought Danny and Sandy had stayed out 'tilting a clock', as opposed to 'till 10 o'clock.'

i thought it was just what kids used to do for kicks...

Anon

I used mess up almost all nurser rhymes, Like. Mary Had A Little Lamb. I used to think her fleas were white as snow.

Anon

Jungle Love by The Steve Miller Band goes, "Jungle Love, Drivin' Me Mad, Makin' Me Crazy.."

My husband thought it was, "Chug A Lug, The Strawberry Man, Makin' Me Crazy..." when he was a child.

Anon

I used to watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and frequently sang along to the theme tune. I thought the end of the song was "Toodle pop" - as in a really twee english way of saying goodbye. It actually says "Turtle Power"! I was in fits of laughter for weeks!

Babycake

In the song "dude looks like a lady" I thought the lyrics were "do the funky lady" i thought that until I was probably 14, and I'm 17 now.

nicole

So when I first heard the song "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" by Death Cab for Cutie, there was a line where I wasn't so sure what he was saying. I heard:
"If heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied
Illuminate the nose on their Vatican seasides"
Eventually I looked this up on a lyrics website. Turns out the actual lyrics are:
"If heaven and hell decide that they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs"
whoops.

Hannah P.

Until about 10 years ago, whenever I heard the song, "On the Road Again" by Willie Nelson I thought the part that says "we're the best of friends" actually was saying "You're a Mexican". I always thought that was very rude and what did it matter anyway?

Regina

for several years as a kid, i firmly believed that these were the words to a few country songs...

She walked in Leaches, that cheyenne (Beaches of Cheyenne)

She think's I can go Kaboom (She thinks i can rope the moon)

in "Shoulda been a cowboy", I though he was wearing a sex shooter (and never sang the lyrics for fear of getting in trouble by my mom) when he really had a six-shooter (as any good cowboy would)...

My mom still makes fun of me to this day (I'm 24 and married...and yes, she's told my husband)

Jen

My daughter's version of "The King of Rock and Roll" by Prefab Sprout is cute. Instead of "Hot dog, jumping frog, Albuquerque," it's "Hot dog, jumping frog, I want cupcakes."

I like her version better.

Karen

As a thoughtful and intelligent little boy around age five or so during Christmas, I one day approached my Mother and asked, "Whose story is Rudolf in?" My Mom, perplexed, asked what in heavens did I mean. I replied logically, "The song keeps saying 'You'll go down in his story': whose story does he go down in?!"

coroloro

"Blinded by the Light" by Manfred Mann goes

Blinded by the light,
revved up like a deuce,
another runner in the night

My dad used to think it was:

Blinded by the light,
wrapped up like a douche,
another boner in the night.

Mark

my friend at school thought the beach boys song which goes ‘wish they all could be California girls’ was ‘wish we all could be chipolatas’… and hot chocolates ‘I believe in miracles’ was ‘ I believe in mirror balls’ she was about 14 when she thought this!!!!

steph