Paula Cole

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Paula Cole's, "I Don't Want To Wait"

The Misheard Lyrics:

And say a little prayer for I.

The Real Lyrics:

And say a little prayer forthright.

The Story: I am a band vocalist, and we usually play acid jazz. There was a time we played the song, 'I Don't Wanna Wait'. There was this particular girl who kept singing totally different lyrics--at the top of her lungs!! I had no idea if I was the one confused, or if she really knew the lyrics. - Submitted by: jade

Paula Cole's, "I Don't Want To Wait"

The Misheard Lyrics:

She had two babies
One plus six, minus four, is three.

The Real Lyrics:

She had two babies
One was six and one was three.

The Story: Listened to this song because it's the theme to 'Dawson's Creek'. When I first heard that line, thats what I thought it was. And I turned the song down, and did the math. I did the math wrong and said, 'Well, that doesn't make sense. 1 plus 6 minus four isn't three.' The driver looked at me and said, 'Yea it is, but that's not what she said.' So now we always sing the math equation instead of the real words. - Submitted by: Tim

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