In the early '40s, as a youngster of four, I often heard the song, "On Brave Old Army Team. (Ours was a football household.) However, I thought the words were "Unbraveled Army Team," meaning our soldiers weren't brave. I thought it terribly unpatriotic, and I was ashamed and sad that so many people didn't do something about eliminating the son.
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the salvation army was an actual army.Anon
- I thought there were only four ranks in the army: private, corporal, Seargeant, and General— Alberto Richardson
- my friend used to think a SWAT team was pest control.— wacko zacho
- I used to believe that everytime i saw a helicopter the A-team were in it on their way to fight the baddies!— Natalie
- My dad thought when he was little, rain was caused by army guys in the clouds with rain guns. — Daughter of the Weird
- My mom used to believe that the San Francisco Giants baseball team were actual giants.Anon