Back in the Good Old Days (like before the electric lightbulb), it sometimes happened that the lyrics to some Eagles songs were changed during performance. Mostly, this was the work of Glenn Frey, who had a profound talent for creative mayhem. Such was the case when the band performed "Desperado" live.

Already mentioned someplace here was the "I was headed for Oklahoma, in a '56 Chevrolet," line from "Outlaw Man." But there was more:

From "Tequila Sunrise;"

"Take another shot of porridge
Wonder why the dry goods never come…"

And this, from "Whatever Happened To Saturday Night," the achingly beautiful ballad, sung by Randy Meisner:

"She said 'Tell me, oh tell me,
Did I miss my flight…' "

And there was this bit of wisdom, from "Bitter Creek:"

"An old man told me
Tryin' to scold me
'Oh, son don't wash your feet
In Bitter Creek…' "

Then to top it all, there was a deranged take on "Doolin' Dalton." I can't list the lyrics here because the vast majority of them were obscene, but here's the opening line:

"They were droolin'
Droolin' Dalton
High and stoned
They baked their brains…"

Well, I'm sure you get the idea. Being out on an extended tour can make anybody a bit crazy, which is why band members do things like throw tvs out the windows of their 11th floor hotel rooms and ride mini-bikes up and down the halls...