I lived near the Illinois Central train in Chicago, which we called the IC. Every morning in school I sang, "My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of the IC."
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics
others believed things like this
- When I was little, I used to believe that Illinois (where I lived) was a countryAnon
- Until about age 9, I thought there was a country called "Operaland" where everyone sang instead of talking.Anon
- I used to think the Black Country region in the UK was called that because everyone lived in darkness there.— K
- I used to think that birds sang in different languages depending on the country they were in!— Sarah
- I used to believe that my school teachers lived inside the school and my school bus driver lived on the bus. Anon
- i used to think, when i was about 4 that i lived inside a whale because i live ion the country Wales— mike