I never could figure out the significance of why the "dogs say godnight" in L. Armstrongs song "What a Wonderful World." Of course finding out the words are actually "dark sacred night" helped my understanding immeasurably.
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- The line 'The dark sacred night' in What A Wonderful World is actually 'The dogs say goodnight'...— rebecca
- I used to think the song"jesus, oh what a wonderful child so holy, meek and mild" was "so holy, Mickey Mouse"— Stephani
- When I was little, I believed that all cats were girls and all dogs were boys. Go figure!— Laurie W.
- I used to believe my dad that "sacre bleu" meant sacred cheese.. until I was 17.— Gregg
- I used to believe my dad was the best male figure in the world and wondered why he wasn't president already.— Ivy :)
- when I was a child I used to believe...that dogs barking at night were chating about their day job.— Ronald Sanchez