"Here he co-oo-oo-oo-oo-omes, that's Catfish Clown..." I didn't know the name of the song was "Cathy's Clown" until I was 18.
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- I used to think that a clown lived under my bed and tried to eat me while i was asleepAnon
- I used to believe that i was turning into a clown whenever I cried becase my cheeks and nose would become red— melissa
- when I was 6 years old i use to believe a catfish was half cat one fish.Anon
- When I was about 4, I thought catfish were supposed to meow. — Élistariel
- Phil Collins song "I missed again" - I thought it was "I pis*ed again" - didn't realise he was an alcoholic?!Anon
- When I first heard Bruce Springsteen's song, "Born in the USA," I thought that the song was "Porn in the USA"Anon