I've always used to sing "Deck the halls with "balls" of holly". One of my kids had to correct me!
2007-12-04 09:13:04 · 27 answers · asked by Gladys 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Scooter, its supposed to be "boughs", that's not one of those words I use everyday!
ChipMonk, thanks for the nut yesterday - I needed it ;) ! ! !
2007-12-04 09:57:22 · update #1
Cheesy, thanks for the link. Funny stuff!
2007-12-05 09:19:56 · update #2
I just mentioned this the other day to my husband. When I was a youngster, I use to sing "Dashing through the snow, making spareribs right " . LOL
2007-12-04 14:32:19 · answer #1 · answered by Donna 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
We always sing "Auld Lang Syne" at midnight as the New Year chimes in. I NEVER knew the complete worda until recently. Here is the Tradition:- Have a look at the video.
Bells chime and everyone crosses arms to sing in the new year. These are the words to Auld Lang Syne, with glossary for those less obvious Scots words at the end.
AULD LANG SYNE
Words adapated from a traditional song
by Rabbie Burns (1759-96)
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And auld lang syne?
CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup of kindness dear,
For auld lang syne!
And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp,
And surely I'll be mine,
And we'll tak a cup o kindness yet,
For auld lang syne!
We twa hae run about the braes,
And pou'd the gowans fine,
But we've wander'd monie a weary fit,
Sin auld lang syne.
We twa hae paidl'd in the burn
Frae morning sun till dine,
But seas between us braid hae roar'd
Sin auld lang syne.
And there's a hand my trusty fiere,
And gie's a hand o thine,
And we'll tak a right guid-willie waught,
For auld lang syne.
Then ballons and streamers everywhere.
2007-12-04 11:17:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Quite often. I never could understand many rock lyrics. The final verse of Dylan's Desolation Row eluded me until I read the lyrics, and I swore Bob Seeger sang about a douche in the night.
2007-12-05 07:49:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes....Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy.
I thought it was maresedoe (kind of like dosie-do with country dancing) and dosie-dos and lil lambs eat ivy.
Heck I was in my 30's before I knew I had it all wrong. Even still I will chime in with nah-nah-whatever when I can't remember the words. LOL
Never knew what the song was they sing at mid-night on New Years Eve either.....but everyone was usually so wasted I'm not sure anyone ever did.
2007-12-04 10:01:15 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yep I did, I like to sing with the radio a lot. On one song I always thought it was "400 children and a crop in the field" when it was really "4 hungry children and a crop in the field". I always thought that seems like a lot of children to be trying to feed. Then one day I really did hear what he was singing and felt like a fool.
2007-12-04 12:06:12 · answer #5 · answered by SapphireB 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
how about this! The greenday song called, I hope you had the time of your life-
there is a line that says, and in the end its right (or something)
my mom always says, and in the end theres rice.
A hopeful tune to sing when cooking something and your not sure if its going to turn out!
2007-12-04 10:02:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Haha. yes. I was doing a song for a report and i said the wrong lyrics... someone in my class pointed it out. It was like Innocence by Arvil or something. Then I had to print out the lyrics and i saw i was WAY off.
2007-12-04 11:42:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
All the time Gladys. How about Good King Wenceslas...when we were kids that was "Good King Wences last looked out, on the feast of Stephen"
And to sage seeker....It is "All yee, all yee, all's home free!" like a town crier from merry old England.
2007-12-04 11:07:20 · answer #8 · answered by Susie Q 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Years ago we were driving and playing the CCR song, "There's a bad moon on the rise." I just found out a couple of weeks ago that for years my son, who is now 25, thought the words were "There's a bathroom on the right." Too many rest stops!!!
2007-12-04 09:35:08 · answer #9 · answered by Wandering In The Wilderness 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I tip my Cheesehat to you for a great question and to Peanut for educating me...I thought it was marsiedoes too!
My daughter thought "Shameless" by Garth Brooks was called "Shaving" and she sang the whole song using shaving instead of shameless. She was only 11 years old.
There's a website with lots of misunderstood lyrics, some of them are quite funny
http://www.rareexception.com/Garden/Misinterpreted/Lyrics.php
2007-12-04 17:48:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋