My husband told me that when the song Rock Me Amadeus came out that the lyrics were "I'm potatoes I'm potatoes." I guess he used to actually sing it with his friends, who all thought the same thing, on his schoolbus
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics

others believed things like this
- When I was little my big brother told me that if I ate raw potatoes my teeth would grow curly. — Lauren
- I used to think eating raw potatoes would give you "BEZORES".
Our family doctor told me this— Moodycop - When I went to Spain when I was 7, I thought their currency was potatoes. It was pesetas.— Helen W
- When I was little, I thought that big puffy clouds in the sky were actually mashed potatoes.Anon
- I used to think potassium came from potatoes.Anon
- I used to think clouds were mashed potatoes in the sky.— Will