The term for a misheard lyric or poem line is a Mondegreen. For two great explanations see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-mondegreen.htm How they came to be called Mondegreens is as funny as the misheard lyrics themselves. I for many years could not understand why Sting and the Police were singing about the BBC news reader Sue Lawley until I read the lyrics and realise stuart they were So Lonely L Kind Regards Liz Baker On 25 Mar 2013, at 18:35, "Margery Allcock" <[email protected]> wrote: > David wrote: >> I wonder what lyrics you mis-heard as a youngster??? >> > > Well, there was the teddy bear hymn: Glad Lee, my cross-eyed bear ... To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
