I similarly thought that "Proud Mary" included the lyrics "pumped a lot of tanks down in New Orleans."
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- I used to think that New Orleans was in Los Angeles, because I'd seen addresses written "New Orleans, LA".— Hilary
- I used to believe that if you were Caucasian you from New Orleans because they eat cajun foods.— Serena
- I thought "Virgin Mary" was actually "Verge 'n Mary" and that Verge was a nickname for Joseph. — Rachel
- I used to believe that if I pumped in my sleep and breathed it in I would turn into a rotting turnip!— Quako
- I used to think virgin mary was actually 'virginia mary'Anon
- I used to believe that smoke stacks that pumped out white smoke were cloud makers.— lizzie