There is a part of the Canadian anthem that goes, "God keep our land/Glorious and free". For the longest time I thought that "Gloria Sanfree" was a great Canadian heroine, and I often wondered why we never learned about her in school.
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- I am Canadian and when I was little I would sing "True Pastry Love" instead of 'True Patriot Love"— Jess
- For the longest time I thought Pig Latin was an actual language that they spoke in a part of Europe.Anon
- i always wondered why people sent plums to the queen, in the anthem "send her victorias"— anon uk
- When I was a child, I used to believe that Catalonia was the unique part of land of the world.Anon
- When I first heard Matt Monro's song "Born Free," I thought he was singing "Porn Free."Anon
- When i was a tiny lad, I used to think drug free zones were places where you can get drugs for free— Spencer