And why in the world did those shepherds need to wash their fox by night?
The 9 most commonly misheard Christmas lyrics
https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/occasions/christmas/misheard-carol-lyrics/
Joy to the World
• Misquoted lyric: “And makes the nations prudes”
• Correct lyric: “And make the nations prove”
12 Days of Christmas
• Misheard lyric: “On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, four colly birds”
• Correct lyric: “On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me, four calling birds”
Deck the Halls
• Misquoted lyric: “Deck the halls with bras of holly”
• Correct lyric: “Deck the halls with boughs of holly”
All I Want for Christmas
• Misquoted lyric: “Take back the Harley and mistletoe”
• Correct lyric: “Take back the holly and mistletoe”
Frosty the Snowman
• Misquoted lyric: “With a broom stuck in his head”
• Correct lyric: “With a broom stuck in his hand”
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
• Misquoted lyric: “Olive the other reindeer”
• Correct lyric: “All of the other reindeer”
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
• Misquoted lyric: “Grandma got run over by a reindeer, walking home from outhouse on Christmas Eve”
• Correct lyric: “Grandma got run over by a reindeer, walking home from our house on Christmas Eve”
Jingle Bells
• Misquoted lyric: “Bells on cocktail rings”
• Correct lyric: “Bells on bobtail rings”
Silent Night
• Misquoted lyric: “Round John Virgin, mother and child”
• Correct lyric: “Round yon virgin, mother and child”
One lyric I did not know until I was an adult was from the song “There’s a bad moon on the rise” —> There’s a bathroom on the right.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUQiUFZ5RDw
Our Father Who art in Heaven, how did you know my name?