Vol. 07 · Misheard ·1814
"Jose, can you see."
That isn't the lyric.
What you hear
"Jose, can you see."
What's actually sung
"Oh say, can you see." The Star-Spangled Banner — Francis Scott Key (1814)
Why the ear defaults
Rhythmically identical. The Star-Spangled Banner's opening is so well-known in the wrong form that it appears as a running joke in US TV comedy.
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