I was also a victim of "Lucy in the sky with diamonds, the girl with colitis goes by." I always thought it was weird.
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- I thought that the line was "Lucy in the Sky with Linus" (not lucy in the sky with diamonds)— Forrest
- I thought snow had diamonds in it because it sparkles when the sun hits it.— Giselle
- i used to believe that in the i love lucy days, everything really was in black and white— allison
- I used to believe that the heart at the beginning of the I Love Lucy Show was made of real chocolate.— Krissa
- When I was younger, I saw Madonna's video for "Material Girl". I thought she was singing "I'm a Cheerio Girl"!— Greg
- I always thought instead of saying "Im a material girl" Madonna was saying "Im a cheerio girl".— Tiffany