Misheard Song Lyrics -> Stories -> Joan Baez

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This page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics submitted.

Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).


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Joan Baez's, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
'Till so much cavalry came
They tore down the tracks again.
The Real Lyrics:
'Till Stoneman's cavalry came
They tore down the tracks again.
The Story: The song 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down' was written and originally recorded by The Band. When Joan Baez covered it, she either purposely or accidentally changed the lyric. I like to think she misheard it because there was no point in changing it, and also because it's comforting to know that musicians mishear lyrics too! - Submitted by: brahman48
Joan Baez's, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
The Misheard Lyrics:
The night they towed the gypsy to town
The Real Lyrics:
The night they drove old dixie down
The Story: We were listening to my mom's records one night and playing name that tune. 'The night they towed the gypsy to town' was the lyric my little sister came out with, because she'd give lyrics from the song instead of the actual title. It just happened that the title was the same as some of the lyrics. - Submitted by: Amanda
Joan Baez's, "You Ain't Goin Nowhere"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Buy me a flute
In the gum chute.
The Real Lyrics:
Buy me a flute
And a gun that shoots.
The Story: I always wondered where you could find a gum machine that sold flutes. Sounded like a nice cheap deal to me! I was in fourth grade when I first heard this, and just think what I might have heard if Dylan was drawling this instead of Baez! I rarely understand him. - Submitted by: Terri Powers
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