Apparently, there’s a lot of funny business that goes down on the Chattahoochee.
“Chattahoochee” — Alan Jackson‘s timeless coming-of-age-track about falling in love —just about defines ’90s country. And you’d think as popular as it was — and still is — we would have the lyrics memorized by now.
We all think we know the song like the back of our hands, but apparently, lots of us have been singing this country anthem flat out wrong!
The famous song was released in 1993 and was CMA Song and Single of the Year, but to this day it’s like the “Free Bird” of country music. You can’t go to Broadway in Nashville without hearing some pink cowboy hat-wearing ladies who have had a few drinks singing — whether it be right or wrong — the classic hit.
With the fame of this song, it’s shocking to learn that according to AmIRight.com, a lot of people are singing a lot of wrong lyrics for this beloved hit. Check them out below.
Common Misheard Lyrics From Alan Jackson’s “Chattahoochee”
Pyramid of cans in the pale moonlight
A caravan of gypsies in the pale moonlight
Beer Billy cans in the Pale Moonlight
Beer in metal cans in the pale moonlight
Never knew how much that muddy water meant to me
Misheard Lyrics:
Never knew how much a money water meant to me
Way down yonder on the Chattachoocee
It gets hotter than a hoochie coochie
Way down yonder on the Chattahoochee
It gets hotter than a blue jacuzzi
Well, we laid rubber on the Georgia asphalt.
We laid rubber on a Georgia a– farm.
Well, we laid rubber on George’s a–fault.
This is mind-blowing! But regardless of how we sing it, we love it.
26 Pictures of Alan Jackson Young
Alan Jackson is a country music institution. The legend has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, and he’s had a whopping sixty-six songs appear on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. He’s had 35 No. 1 songs!
Let’s hop in the DeLorean to go back in time with 26 pictures of Alan Jackson young.
Gallery Credit: Evan Paul