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Everyone knows the words to “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the lead single from legendary group Queen’s 1975 album A Night at the Opera. But what most people never knew was that it wasn’t to be called “Bohemian Rhapsody” in the first place.

An early draft of the famous song reveals that Queen’s frontman Freddie Mercury previously titled the song “Mongolian Rhapsody.” The words were written on pages of stationery from the defunct British airline, British Midland, The New York Times reported. “Mongolian Rhapsody” appears on a page, with the first word crossed out and “Bohemian” appears written above it.