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George Baker Selection's, "Little Green Bag"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Looking back on the track for a litlle greenback
The Real Lyrics:
Lookin' back on the track for a little green bag
The Story: I heard the song first in the "Resevoir Dogs" movie by Quentin Tarantino. It made so much more sense that it would be: lookin' for a little 'greenback' (like cash, moulah, dough etc.) I saw the video online recently -and the woman on the horse has a little green bag on her shoulder. After watching the video, I get it now. - Submitted by: Fred Henning
George Baker Selection's, "Little Green Bag"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Looking for some happiness, potatoes, salt and loneliness, goodbye!
The Real Lyrics:
Lookin' for some happiness, but there is only loneliness to find.
The Story: Sang along this song like this for almost ten years. Even lived and worked in English speaking countries for a year in the mean time (I am Dutch). Last night, a friend, who hardly speaks any English, corrected me. - Submitted by: Anna Hendrix

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