# Thirty Thieves and the Thunder Chief... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 18, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-thieves-and-the-thunder-chief/169571 "2003-04-18T16:17:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-thieves-and-the-thunder-chief/169571/21 "2003-04-20T15:28:58Z")
Sylvia Wright coined teh term “mondegreen” for these, from the misheard lyrics to a folk song: _They’ve killed the Earl of Moray and Lady Mondegreen_. Which is really: _They’ve killed the Earl of Moray and laid him on the green_. ---
**Author:** ![bjohn13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@bjohn13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bjohn13)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-thieves-and-the-thunder-chief/169571/22 "2003-04-20T16:28:49Z")
Another one that strikes a chord is all of the Nirvana fans who think that the murder in “Where Did You Sleep Last Night” occurred in the pond. Of course, these people aren’t old enough to know that this song is a rendition of old Huddy Ledbetter’s classic “In the Pines (Where Did You Sleep Last Night)”. Nirvana has a ton of misheard lyrics…problem is, none of them really mean anything so it doesn’t really matter. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-thieves-and-the-thunder-chief/169571/23 "2003-04-20T16:34:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NutMagnet \* > \*\ ***soulmurk** : Isn’t it “baboon on the right”? 😛 > > I always liked “Hey, Dude, Get Offa My Car” by the Beatles \*\* I think you mean the Stones. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-thieves-and-the-thunder-chief/169571/24 "2003-04-20T17:07:16Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by NutMagnet_ > **soulmurk** : Isn’t it “baboon on the right”? 😛 That work too, especially if he’s in the bathroom 😉 One of the posts above reminded me of that Madonna song that I always heard as : “Last night I slept with some bagels…” ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-thieves-and-the-thunder-chief/169571/25 "2003-04-25T07:08:50Z")
There is a wonderful website that collects people’s misheard song lyrics, and takes submissions: > **[amIright Homepage](http://www.amiright.com)** > > amIright is a famous music humor site dealing in misheard song lyrics (Mondegreens) for pop songs of the past 50 years. Music humor of all kinds can be found here, such as song parodies, jokes, quotes, band name manipulations, lyrics observations,... Hours of fun! ---
**Author:** ![Fingolfin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eada6e/32.png) [@Fingolfin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fingolfin)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-thieves-and-the-thunder-chief/169571/26 "2003-04-25T12:26:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by wolfman \* > \*\*Thats what I always thought it said too, I’m glad to find someone else. I always had this picture in my mind of an epic story. The Thunder Chief was a guy who looked like Apache Chief from SuperFriends and was ten feet tall. He had a magic Tomahawk and was so strong when he took a swing with it, it sounded like thunder. The thirty thieves were trying to steal his magic axe, and he had to fight them off. It was just a really cool thing to sing about. Then when I found out what the real song, it sucked. \*\* LOL!! Put the pipe down. Step away from the computer. Put on your shoes. Go for a walk. Just kidding man. Seriously tho, that was funny as hell man. Now every time I hear that song I am going to visualize **The Thunder Chief** with his magical Tomahawk, and the **Thirty Thieves** engaging in an epic battle with him. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-thieves-and-the-thunder-chief/169571/27 "2003-04-25T13:54:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Johnny L.A. \* > \*\*_I really want to see you tonight_: > > “I’m not talkin’ 'bout Meridian…” > > Instead of “I’m not talkin’ ‘bout movin’ in…” \*\* Well, I just learned something. I always heard that as “I’m not talkin’ 'bout millenia …” Since the guy in question is just trying to get the lady to see him tonight. He wanted her to know he wasn’t necessarily thinking “we’ll be together forever.” Thanks! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-thieves-and-the-thunder-chief/169571.md?page=1)