When I was little, my father sang a cute little song, "Mares Eat Oats". I thought the words were like this: Maresy dotes and dosey dotes and little lambsy divey, a kiddlee divey too, wouldn't you?
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the duo Hall & Oats were farmers. Why else would they name themselves "Haulin' Oats"?— Pat
- Until I was about 15, I beleived my Father was the person who sang the "Cheers" TV Show Theme Song.— Dustin
- I thought Hall and Oates was Holland Oats.Anon
- i thought I got one year older when my family sang the birthday song.— I am the ghost
- I used to believe that the man on the moon was the Quaker Oats man!— Kristen
- for my little sis -
Paul McCarty song "Band on the Run" but when she sang it it was "Man has the Runs"Anon