Vol. 07 · Misheard ·1892
"I pledge a legion to the flag."
That isn't the lyric.
What you hear
"I pledge a legion to the flag."
What's actually sung
"I pledge allegiance to the flag." Pledge of Allegiance — US civic recitation (1892)
Why the ear defaults
"Allegiance" is a rare word; "a legion" parses as two familiar words. US schoolchildren reciting the pledge from ear produce this mondegreen at scale.
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