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Melanie Safka's, "Alexander Bettle"
The Misheard Lyrics:
But then he pulled my jeans down
he went and pulled my jeans down
he went and pulled my jeans down
The Real Lyrics:
But nanny let my beetle out
Yes nanny let my beetle out
She went and let my beetle out
The Story: At the time this song came out in the early 70's I was about six years old. We had just done a class on sexual abuse. The lesson was very backward by today's standards. We were all warned that if we went near a public tiolet, we might meet a HOMOSEXUAL! Homosexuals were dirty men who hung around public toilets waiting for little boys to come along so they could pull our pants down. I thought this song was about somebody who had gone to close to a toilet and had their jeans pulled down by a homosexual. I know it sounds insane in the 21st century, but that is what the teacher actually told us. - Submitted by: bukster
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